hi folks … i migrated from a dedicated server to a vps.
i installed a fresh copy of virtualmin/webmin on the new vps centos
then i backed up domains from the original dedicated box to the new vps and then restored them.
changed nameserver/ip info at the registrar late friday night and as far as i can tell everything has propagated.
so all the websites are visible and i am receiving email using the same program and settings as before the move (which was my goal)
HOWEVER i can not send mail at all.
can someone look at the info below and point me in the right direction? am i in over my head? if so can someone take a look at my virtualmin/webmin setup and troubleshoot?
here are some error messages and such when trying to send an email using the same program (thunderbird) and same settings as before the move.
Sending of the message failed.
The message could not be sent using Outgoing server (SMTP) mail.warrenworld.com for an unknown reason. Please verify that your Outgoing server (SMTP) settings are correct and try again.
message from tech support at the vps provider (they don’t officially support virtualmin/webmin) … his comments are at the end and honestly i’m not sure how to accomplish what he suggests or if his suggestions are valid.
In /var/log/mail* (any maillog log) looking for what I believe is your ip I see:
Sep 13 23:32:56 mule dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity (tried to use disallowed plaintext auth): user=<>, rip=174.131.56.252, lip=162.246.21.150, session=
Sep 13 23:32:57 mule dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity (tried to use disallowed plaintext auth): user=<>, rip=174.131.56.252, lip=162.246.21.150, session=
Sep 13 23:33:49 mule postfix/smtpd[5078]: connect from h252.56.131.174.dynamic.ip.windstream.net[174.131.56.252]
Sep 13 23:33:49 mule postfix/smtpd[5078]: warning: h252.56.131.174.dynamic.ip.windstream.net[174.131.56.252]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: generic failure
It actually looks like a username and password failure. For imap - plaintext auth is disabled. Try switching to ssl for IMAP in the connection.
SMTP indicates a password failure. Can you try to reset the password in the control panel installed. Its possible SSL is a requirement on SMTP as well. That would be port 465 for ssl.
here are the telnet results for checking ports
Last login: Mon Sep 14 00:29:20 on ttys000
warrens-MacBook-Pro:~ ww$ telnet mail.warrenworld.com 587
Trying 162.246.21.150…
Connected to mail.warrenworld.com.
Escape character is ‘^]’.
220 mule.wphosting.net ESMTP Postfix
Last login: Mon Sep 14 00:30:07 on ttys000
warrens-MacBook-Pro:~ ww$
warrens-MacBook-Pro:~ ww$ telnet mail.warrenworld.com 25
Trying 162.246.21.150…
Connected to mail.warrenworld.com.
Escape character is ‘^]’.
220 mule.wphosting.net ESMTP Postfix
any help would be gratefully appreciated!
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