mail transport unavailable error

[newbie79]

1. Yes its a working server
2. Right now i am not recieving any external mail, from my desktop i can't send anything. I do not know the command prompt text to send from the console so that i can test.
3. This problem just keeps coming and going. i have no idea what causes it.
4. yes i am still using the same version, i haven't changed anything

[phoenix]

In your #2, do you mean you're using the zimbra Web UI or Zimbra desktop? Although the DNS records are incorrect the likelihood (from your description) is that you have an intermittent network or connection problem to your DNS server.

Have a look at this little 'how to' for sending mail via telnet and try that: Using Telnet to send mail by SMTP | arnab's world

Is pgtim.bw your real external domain name? What's the external ip address of your mail server?

[newbie79]

1. Its a working server
2. Now i am not recieving not sending. i get the error in my other post when i send. it just happened, i didn't do it. i have no idea what causes it, but it occasionally just resolves itself.
3. i do not know ehat to type at the console to send myself mail internally and externally. HELP
4. I'm still running the same version

[phoenix]

To send yourself an email externally you'd need to use a service such as google mail or a yahoo mail account, just address it to your normal email.

Here's another post that describes how to send an email via the console: SMTP Telnet

Is the domain name I asked about in my last post your real external domain name and what's the public IP address of your zimbra server?

When you get an error like this, have a look in the log files and see what error is recorded when you try to send an email or for incoming email.

[newbie79]

1. on my desktop i am using outlook to send, i installed the zimbra connector ages ago, and i've always been able to send and recieve
2. now i cannot even send internal emails, am not recieving, and i'm not sending externally.
3. yes that is our domain name..

i've restarted and all services on server are up

[newbie79]

hi
1. i've sent myself an email from yahoo, and don't get it.

2. i tried sending after using telnet, this is the error i get
452 4.3.1 Insufficient system storage
I get this after typing mail from:abd@abc.com

3. yes its the real domain name. IP is 41.216.215.117

[newbie79]

when i checked the mailbox.log
this is what i got

2009-09-10 12:08:42,406 INFO [btpool0-11] [name=brigitte@pgtim.bw;mid=61;ip=10.0.1.57;ua=Zimb raConnectorForOutlook/5.0.2615.6;] soap - SyncRequest
2009-09-10 12:08:42,938 INFO [btpool0-11] [name=brigitte@pgtim.bw;mid=61;ip=10.0.1.57;ua=Zimb ra-ZCO/5.0.2615.6 (6.0.6000 ;; en-ZA);] mailbox - FileUploadServlet received Upload: { accountId=36792876-b2f4-42f8-a19c-4a2c990e5d0d, time=Thu Sep 10 12:08:42 CAT 2009, uploadId=8d01ccae-3f02-4459-9f03-baae74de087e:39c511c2-d37e-4e4b-a7df-7012def5d093, lslib32.bin}

[phoenix]

This is where I get slightly confused.

Originally Posted by newbie79

1. i've sent myself an email from yahoo, and don't get it.

According to this report on your external DNS records the A records doesn't point to the IP address you gave me.

Originally Posted by newbie79

2. i tried sending after using telnet, this is the error i get
452 4.3.1 Insufficient system storage
I get this after typing mail from:abd@abc.com

Is your server running out of storage space?

Originally Posted by newbie79

3. yes its the real domain name. IP is 41.216.215.117

See my comments above and if I try to connect to that IP address I get the following response:

telnet 41.216.215.117 25
Trying 41.216.215.117...
telnet: connect to address 41.216.215.117: Connection timed out

[newbie79]

1. i was sending from yahoo to my normal account and vice versa

2. i was running out of storage space, i've managed to clear some.

3. I am now sending and recieving externally, even though its very slow

Thanks
B

[phoenix]

Well, I'm glad you have it working. There is, however, still the problem of your external and internal DNS. The records are set-up incorrectly for both the internal end external records, this would probably explain your comment about receiving mail 'slowly'. You do need to fix the DNS problems.