postfix smtp errors

[Jamon Camisso]

Matt Price wrote:
> hope this isn't a duplicate -- i've had some issues with my mailers as
> i fiddle with my smtp settings & am concerned that my first try didn't
> make it out the door...
> matt
> 
> 
> 
> hi folks,
> 
> i recently discovered that i can still connect to the utoronto smtp
> servers even from behind my evil rogers connection -- as long as i use
> port 587.  this setup works fine with thunderbird when i set it up
> directly from within the client.  However, i'd like to just get postfix
> to do what i want, and funnel thunderbird, evolution, mutt, etc through
> postfix.  but i haven't managed to do this.  Right now i'm getting these
> errors:
> 
> Sep 28 21:58:22 gont postfix/smtp[22402]: 2A2A3120261: to=<matt.price-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>, relay=smtp.utoronto.ca[142.150.210.60]:587, delay=0.52, delays=0.02/0/0.45/0.05, dsn=5.7.0, status=bounced (host smtp.utoronto.ca[142.150.210.60] said: 530 5.7.0 Authentication required (in reply to MAIL FROM command))
> 
> 
> i'm not sure why it says " authentication required" -- I think I have
> authentication set up already.  here's my /etc/postfix/main.cf:
> 
> # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete
> version
> 
> smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
> biff = no
> 
> # appending .domain is the MUA's job.
> append_dot_mydomain = no
> 
> # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
> #delay_warning_time = 4h
> 
> myhostname = anarres.mercey.org
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> myorigin = /etc/mailname
> mydestination = localhost
> relayhost = [smtp.utoronto.ca]:587
> #authentication stuff
> smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
> smtp_sasl_security_options =
> smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
> mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
> mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
> mailbox_size_limit = 0
> recipient_delimiter = +
> inet_interfaces = loopback-only
> 
> ------------
> 
> and then my sasl_passwd has this line:
> 
> [smtp.utoronto.ca]:587                user:passwd
> 
> i've run postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd, but that hasn't helped.  
> 
> i feel i must be missing something, but i'm not sure what it is.  any
> gurus out there who know morethan me?  thanks!!

U of T require tls, so maybe fiddle with smtp_use_tls = yes  and
smtp_tls_loglevel?

Jamon

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