[CentOS] Strange Postfix problem

[TE Dukes]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of SilverTip257
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 8:25 PM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Strange Postfix problem
> 
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Rob Kampen 
> <rkampen at kampensonline.com>wrote:
> 
> > On 04/10/2013 03:58 AM, tdukes at palmettoshopper.com wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Was trying to setup postfix on my home PC. Running Centos 6.4. I 
> >> don't have a static IP and use zoneedit and ddclient to keep my 
> >> installation of zoneminder current.
> >>
> >> So I decided I wanted to get zoneminder to send me email 
> alerts. Sent 
> >> some test messages but none were sent.
> >>
> >> I went to webdnstools website thinking maybe there is a dns or 
> >> network problem.
> >>
> >> When it checks my dns setup, everything is fine except the mail 
> >> server is has the wrong IP address. The A record and the 
> www A record 
> >> have the correct IP. The IP address its reporting is one 
> that belongs to my ISP.
> >>
> > sounds like your ISP only allows certain services through and 
> > intercepts the rest as you do not have a fixed IP.
> >
> 
> Consider setting up Postfix to auth (with your ISP email 
> credentials) and send mail through your ISP's mail server.  
> I've seen write-ups for using Gmail in the same way.
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/postfix-smtp-authentication-for-m
> ail-servers/
> 
> 
> > may want to talk to them as they control the DNS and 
> reverse DNS, both 
> > of
> 
> 
> Not a bad idea, but if he's in a dynamic pool the ISP is 
> unlikely to help him out.
> Does he really need a static?
> 
> 
> > which should be correct for email servers to function correctly.
> > Basically, to do an email server you need a fixed IP.
> 
> 
> Do you need to receive mail or just send it?
> See the URL above if you just need to send.

I will look into that as I just want to send mail.

Thanks