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I recently set a postfix (+dovecot) mail server (on a VPS) and when I am in my own home network, which I put in mynetworks, I can both send and receive mails.

However when I am outside home I can only receive emails, which is not a behaviour I expect, as I probably need to send emails then. Here you have my settings, if you can help me out:

# 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

# See http://www.postfix.org/COMPATIBILITY_README.html -- default to 2 on
# fresh installs.
compatibility_level = 2

#Mail filter

#milter_default_action = accept
#milter_protocol = 6
#smtpd_milters = unix:/var/run/clamav/clamav-milter
#non_smtpd_milters = unix:/var/run/clamav/clamav-milter

# TLS parameters
smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.myserver.dev/fullchain.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.myserver.dev/privkey.pem
smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
smtpd_use_tls = yes
smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes

smtp_tls_CApath=/etc/ssl/certs
smtp_tls_security_level=encrypt
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache

smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_recipient_restrictions =
    permit_mynetworks,
    permit_sasl_authenticated,
    reject_unauth_destination

mydomain = myserver.dev
myhostname = $mydomain
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = localhost.localdomain localhost
relayhost = 
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128 123.456.789.159/32
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all

virtual_mailbox_domains = myserver.dev
virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/vmailbox
virtual_mailbox_base = /var/vmail

virtual_uid_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_uid
virtual_gid_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_gid

smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth

smtpd_client_connection_count_limit = 10
smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit = 30
smtpd_error_sleep_time = 1s
smtpd_soft_error_limit = 10
smtpd_hard_error_limit = 20

Here you have the master.cf as well

smtp      inet  n       -       y       -       -       smtpd
#smtp      inet  n       -       y       -       1       postscreen
#smtpd     pass  -       -       y       -       -       smtpd
#dnsblog   unix  -       -       y       -       0       dnsblog
#tlsproxy  unix  -       -       y       -       0       tlsproxy
submission inet n - n - - smtpd
  -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
  -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
  -o smtpd_sasl_type=dovecot
  -o smtpd_sasl_path=private/auth
  -o smtpd_sasl_security_options=noanonymous
  -o smtpd_sasl_local_domain=$myhostname
  -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
  -o smtpd_sender_login_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
  -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=reject_sender_login_mismatch
  -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=reject_non_fqdn_recipient,reject_unknown_recipient_domain,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
#submission inet n       -       y       -       -       smtpd

I don't really know what setting I changed but I get a different error now. The first one I got before was:

May 26 11:57:36 vmi1240278 postfix/smtpd[1164363]: connect from unknown[XX.XXX.XX.XX]
May 26 11:57:37 vmi1240278 postfix/smtpd[1164363]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[XX.XXX.XX.XX]: 554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<smtpclient.apple>
May 26 11:57:37 vmi1240278 postfix/smtpd[1164363]: disconnect from unknown[XX.XXX.XX.XX] ehlo=2 starttls=1 mail=1 rcpt=0/1 quit=1 commands=5/6

Now I get:

May 26 16:28:33 vmi1240278 postfix/smtpd[1177893]: connect from unknown[XX.XXX.XX.XX]
May 26 16:28:33 vmi1240278 postfix/smtpd[1177893]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[XX.XXX.XX.XX]: 554 5.7.1 <unknown[XX.XXX.XX.XX]>: Client host rejected: Access denied; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<smtpclient.apple>
May 26 16:28:33 vmi1240278 postfix/smtpd[1177893]: disconnect from unknown[XX.XXX.XX.XX] ehlo=2 starttls=1 mail=1 rcpt=0/1 quit=1 commands=5/6

Additional info that might be useful is that when I use the Connection Inspector in the mail app I get for SMTP (translated): Connected, didn't need to authenticate And for IMAP I get (translated): Connected and authenticated

For Gmail I get the same as for my server's IMAP for both SMTP and IMAP.

Thanks.

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  • What is "didn't need to authenticate" even supposed to mean? Try a client that gives reasonable error messages to verify your server side work, its probably easier to diagnose the rest once that is established.
    – anx
    May 26, 2023 at 15:47
  • It's funny, I didn't even think about trying a different client since the apple mail has always worked well for me. With thunderbird I could send it without a problem. So now the problem is more related to apple mail...
    – Tsetsi
    May 26, 2023 at 16:03

1 Answer 1

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Alright it might sound dumb.

The problem is related to Apple Mail managing automatically the SMTP connection, I unchecked it and put the authentication option from "None" to "Password". Fixed.

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