Postfix connection refused when sending emails

Hi

I can receive emails but not send.

My firewall do not blocks port 25 or 587

netstat -tunlp | grep 25 tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1956/master

I can telnet to port 587 outside but not 25

Here is my master.cf

smtp inet n - y - - smtpd -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
smtps inet n - y - - smtpd -o syslog_name=postfix/smtps -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=$mua_client_restrictions -o smtpd_helo_restrictions=$mua_helo_restrictions -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=$mua_sender_restrictions -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions= -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING
#628 inet n - y - - qmqpd
pickup unix n - y 60 1 pickup
cleanup unix n - y - 0 cleanup
qmgr unix n - n 300 1 qmgr
#qmgr unix n - n 300 1 oqmgr
tlsmgr unix - - y 1000? 1 tlsmgr
rewrite unix - - y - - trivial-rewrite
bounce unix - - y - 0 bounce
defer unix - - y - 0 bounce
trace unix - - y - 0 bounce
verify unix - - y - 1 verify
flush unix n - y 1000? 0 flush
proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap
proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap
smtp unix - - n - - smtp
relay unix - - y - - smtp

-o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5

showq unix n - y - - showq
error unix - - y - - error
retry unix - - y - - error
discard unix - - y - - discard
local unix - n n - - local
virtual unix - n n - - virtual
lmtp unix - - y - - lmtp
anvil unix - - y - 1 anvil
scache unix - - y - 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}

#submission inet n - y - - smtpd -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes

submission inet n - n - - smtpd -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

maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
uucp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$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}

#submission inet n - y - - smtpd -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes

submission inet n - n - - smtpd -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

Please help

Howdy,

It does indeed appear that Postfix is listening on all IP’s for incoming connections.

Where is it that you’re seeing the “Connection refused” error you mentioned… is that in a desktop client such as Outlook or Thunderbird?

-Eric

It was CSF firewal and STOP_SMTP = 1 just set it to 0 under csf.cnf

It was seen under Postfix -> mail queue in webmin console. Is the config correct by the way?
Thanks,

Holy Moley - I spent almost entire day troubleshooting why email not sending!!! It was CF settings all along -

thank you for the tip :slight_smile: