I have been trying to setup the email part but it keeping failing
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I have tried to use different settings with ssl and no ssl but every test fails. On the mail server, I can see the following if I use 587 as port
ay 29 18:27:55 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[1974]: connect from unknown[192.16 8.39.36]
May 29 18:27:55 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[1974]: lost connection after UNKNO WN from unknown[192.168.39.36]
May 29 18:27:55 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[1974]: disconnect from unknown[192 .168.39.36]
May 29 18:28:03 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[1974]: connect from unknown[192.16 8.39.36]
May 29 18:28:03 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[1974]: lost connection after UNKNO WN from unknown[192.168.39.36]
May 29 18:28:03 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[1974]: disconnect from unknown[192 .168.39.36]
or the following with port 25
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: match_hostname: unknown ~? 192.168.7.2
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: match_hostaddr: 192.168.39.36 ~? 192.168.7.2
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: match_hostname: unknown ~? 192.168.39.36
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: match_hostaddr: 192.168.39.36 ~? 192.168.39.36
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: lost connection after UNKNOWN from unknown[192.168.39.36]
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: disconnect from unknown[192.168.39.36]
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: master_notify: status 1
May 29 18:30:13 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: connection closed
May 29 18:30:17 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: proxymap stream disconnect
May 29 18:30:17 mail postfix/smtpd[2128]: auto_clnt_close: disconnect private/tlsmgr stream
Coould someone advise please?
I am using iredmail as mail server
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