Postfix is refusing connection on port 587 when delivering mail. Here are my config files:
main.cf
# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
# Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first
# line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default
# is /etc/mailname.
#myorigin = /etc/mailname
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
biff = no
# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
readme_directory = no
# TLS parameters
#smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
#smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
#smtpd_use_tls=yes
#smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
#smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
smtpd_use_tls=yes
smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_recipient_restrictions =
permit_sasl_authenticated,
permit_mynetworks,
reject_unauth_destination
# See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for
# information on enabling SSL in the smtp client.
myhostname = ccp2.us
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
#mydestination = example.com, hostname.example.com, localhost.example.com
mydestination = localhost
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
## Tells Postfix to use Dovecot's LMTP instead of its own LDA to save emails to the local mailboxes.
virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp
## Tells Postfix you're using MySQL to store virtual domains, and gives the paths to the database connections.
virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf
transport_maps = hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix-config/transport
master.cf
#
# Postfix master process configuration file. For details on the format
# of the file, see the master(5) manual page (command: "man 5 master").
#
# Do not forget to execute "postfix reload" after editing this file.
#
# ==========================================================================
# service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args
# (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100)
# ==========================================================================
smtp inet n - - - - smtpd
#smtp inet n - - - 1 postscreen
#smtpd pass - - - - - smtpd
#dnsblog unix - - - - 0 dnsblog
#tlsproxy unix - - - - 0 tlsproxy
#submission inet n - - - - smtpd
# -o syslog_name=postfix/submission
# -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
# -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
# -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
# -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING
smtps inet n - - - - smtpd
# -o syslog_name=postfix/smtps
# -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes
# -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
# -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
# -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING
#628 inet n - - - - qmqpd
pickup fifo n - - 60 1 pickup
cleanup unix n - - - 0 cleanup
qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr
#qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 oqmgr
tlsmgr unix - - - 1000? 1 tlsmgr
rewrite unix - - - - - trivial-rewrite
bounce unix - - - - 0 bounce
defer unix - - - - 0 bounce
trace unix - - - - 0 bounce
verify unix - - - - 1 verify
flush unix n - - 1000? 0 flush
proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap
proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap
smtp unix - - - - - smtp
relay unix - - - - - smtp
# -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5
showq unix n - - - - showq
error unix - - - - - error
retry unix - - - - - error
discard unix - - - - - discard
local unix - n n - - local
virtual unix - n n - - virtual
lmtp unix - - - - - lmtp
anvil unix - - - - 1 anvil
scache unix - - - - 1 scache
#
# ====================================================================
# Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual
# pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants.
#
# Many of the following services use the Postfix pipe(8) delivery
# agent. See the pipe(8) man page for information about ${recipient}
# and other message envelope options.
# ====================================================================
#
# maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details.
# Also specify in main.cf: maildrop_destination_recipient_limit=1
#
maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
#
# ====================================================================
#
# Recent Cyrus versions can use the existing "lmtp" master.cf entry.
#
# Specify in cyrus.conf:
# lmtp cmd="lmtpd -a" listen="localhost:lmtp" proto=tcp4
#
# Specify in main.cf one or more of the following:
# mailbox_transport = lmtp:inet:localhost
# virtual_transport = lmtp:inet:localhost
#
# ====================================================================
#
# Cyrus 2.1.5 (Amos Gouaux)
# Also specify in main.cf: cyrus_destination_recipient_limit=1
#
#cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
# user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user}
#
# ====================================================================
# Old example of delivery via Cyrus.
#
#old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
# flags=R user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user}
#
# ====================================================================
#
# See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details.
#
uucp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient)
#
# Other external delivery methods.
#
ifmail unix - n n - - pipe
flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient)
bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fq. user=bsmtp argv=/usr/lib/bsmtp/bsmtp -t$nexthop -f$sender $recipient
scalemail-backend unix - n n - 2 pipe
flags=R user=scalemail argv=/usr/lib/scalemail/bin/scalemail-store ${nexthop} ${user} ${extension}
mailman unix - n n - - pipe
flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py
${nexthop} ${user}
I enabled smtps because I thought that was the issue, but it still will not work. Here's the mail.log file:
Dec 11 13:03:28 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: 1D575803F7: from=<loytd321@gmail.com>, size=1429, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:08:28 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: DE96C802B5: from=<b041346944fkaleb=ccp2.us@bounce.twitter.com>, size=65641, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:08:28 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7295]: connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused
Dec 11 13:08:28 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7295]: DE96C802B5: to=<kaleb@ccp2.us>, relay=none, delay=1672, delays=1672/0.01/0.06/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused)
Dec 11 13:08:47 chicago1 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<gage@ccp2.us>, method=PLAIN, rip=72.5.195.249, lip=72.5.195.249, mpid=7313, TLS, session=<Tql+gfUJcQBIBcP5>
Dec 11 13:08:47 chicago1 dovecot: imap(gage@ccp2.us): Disconnected: Logged out in=90 out=880
Dec 11 13:08:57 chicago1 postfix/postfix-script[7421]: warning: /var/spool/postfix/etc/localtime and /etc/localtime differ
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: BE8C8802B8: from=<b041420b7dakaleb=ccp2.us@bounce.twitter.com>, size=35084, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: DE96C802B5: from=<b041346944fkaleb=ccp2.us@bounce.twitter.com>, size=65641, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: 4EF5E802B3: from=<b04125295b8kaleb=ccp2.us@bounce.twitter.com>, size=83520, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: 1D575803F7: from=<loytd321@gmail.com>, size=1429, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: 182D7803F5: from=<support@infinitemonkeys.zendesk.com>, size=6112, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/qmgr[5082]: 949468023C: from=<b0415ea4ec9kaleb=ccp2.us@bounce.twitter.com>, size=46112, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7485]: connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7485]: DE96C802B5: to=<kaleb@ccp2.us>, relay=none, delay=1711, delays=1711/0.01/0.02/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7487]: connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7487]: 1D575803F7: to=<gage@ccp2.us>, relay=none, delay=1346, delays=1346/0.01/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7295]: connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7295]: BE8C8802B8: to=<kaleb@ccp2.us>, relay=none, delay=14148, delays=14148/0/0.03/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/error[7489]: 182D7803F5: to=<gage@ccp2.us>, relay=none, delay=18047, delays=18047/0.02/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/error[7489]: 949468023C: to=<kaleb@ccp2.us>, relay=none, delay=11220, delays=11220/0.02/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused)
Dec 11 13:09:06 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7486]: connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused
Dec 11 13:09:07 chicago1 postfix/smtp[7486]: 4EF5E802B3: to=<kaleb@ccp2.us>, relay=none, delay=5698, delays=5698/0.01/0.12/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.ccp2.us[72.5.195.249]:587: Connection refused)
It shouldn't be anything with my network, so what is the problem?
EDIT:
There seemed to have been something wrong with my main.cf and once I set it back to my defaults everything worked.
Best Answer
Yes, it's refusing port 587 because the entire section of
master.cfis commented out.Uncomment this if you want Postfix to accept mail on this port.