[CentOS] Installing Postfix/Dovecot

[Giulio Troccoli]

Kai Schaetzl wrote:
> Giulio Troccoli wrote on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:00:29 +0000:
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>> *      smtp:[smtp:tiscali.co.uk]
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>
> That has to be the FQDN of your provider's smarthost.
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>   
What's a FQDN? Doesn't that open my server for realy anyway?

> As for your problem with sending mail: logs are usually the best source 
> for troubleshooting. On CentOS it's /var/log/maillog.
>
>   

Right. this is what it says

Mar 27 22:00:49 localhost postfix/pickup[19570]: 8E92423D0086: uid=501 
from=<federica>
Mar 27 22:00:49 localhost postfix/cleanup[19742]: 8E92423D0086: 
message-id=<20080327220049.8E92423D0086 at mail2.troccoli.it>
Mar 27 22:00:49 localhost postfix/qmgr[19035]: 8E92423D0086: 
from=<federica at troccoli.it>, size=331, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Mar 27 22:00:49 localhost postfix/lmtp[19745]: 8E92423D0086: 
to=<giulio at troccoli.it>, orig_to=<giulio>, relay=none, delay=0.04, 
delays=0.02/0.01/0.01/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to 
mail2.troccoli.it[/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp]: Connection refused)