Help to sent email to external accounts

[clerma]

Hi Forum,

I am pretty new with Zimbra, I started a few days ago to prepare and install a small lab on my laptop:

- Using a VmWare, create a VM with Debian5.
- Installed the Release 6.0.10_GA_2692.DEBIAN5 DEBIAN5 FOSS edition

After some issues mainly with the DNS (i had to install dnsmasq) and some port conflicts; everything works perfect but just only inside of my debian system or domain (all inside oy my laptop).

I can send and receive emails between the accounts that I created and manage all the accounts with zimbra server and the console.

Now I want to test to send and receive emails from out (hotmail, gmail, etc...)

Due to I am not an expert on DNS I would like your help do that.

I pasted my config files in order to receive any recommendation or a good link to read:


zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.49.130 zimbra.zimbra-local.com zimbra

zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/hostname
zimbra

zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
search zimbra-local.com
nameserver 127.0.0.1

zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/dnsmasq.conf
server=8.8.8.8
server=208.67.222.222
domain=zimbra-local.com
mx-host=zimbra-local.com,zimbra.zimbra-local.com,5
listen-address=127.0.0.1

I appreciate your help!
Regards,
Carlos L.

[phoenix]

Your hosts file is incorrect, I'd suggest you go to the Split DNS article and read-up on what's needed for the hosts file and the required DNS A & MX records. When you've configured them correct you can run all the commands in the 'Verify...' section of that article to check the settings - full details are in there of what's required.

[clerma]

Bill, thanx....I followed the Split DNS, that helped me to setup my lab....everthing works fine if I send email from any_acct@zimbra-local.com to any account under my local lab domain zimbra-local.com

Now that I saw how it works I want to send mails to external and that is my issue.

again I'm not an expert on DNS stuff...
regards.

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by clerma

Bill, thanx....I followed the Split DNS, that helped me to setup my lab....everthing works fine if I send email from any_acct@zimbra-local.com to any account under my local lab domain zimbra-local.com

Now that I saw how it works I want to send mails to external and that is my issue.

Please post the output from the commands you ran from the 'verify..' section of the Split DNS article.

[clerma]

Here the results from verify section.

One thing is that the zimbra-local.com domain is a dummy domain that I invented to set my lab on my laptop...sure that not work from internet.

here the responses:

zimbra@zimbra:~$ dig zimbra-local.com mx

; <<>> DiG 9.6-ESV-R3 <<>> zimbra-local.com mx
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 54578
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;zimbra-local.com. IN MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
zimbra-local.com. 0 IN MX 5 zimbra.zimbra-local.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
zimbra.zimbra-local.com. 0 IN A 192.168.49.130

;; Query time: 7 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Sun Feb 6 12:02:50 2011
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 89

zimbra@zimbra:~$ dig zimbra-local.com any

; <<>> DiG 9.6-ESV-R3 <<>> zimbra-local.com any
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4605
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;zimbra-local.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
zimbra-local.com. 0 IN MX 5 zimbra.zimbra-local.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
zimbra.zimbra-local.com. 0 IN A 192.168.49.130

;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Sun Feb 6 12:02:59 2011
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 89

zimbra@zimbra:~$ host $(hostname)
zimbra.zimbra-local.com has address 192.168.49.130

regards,

[phoenix]

What does you hosts file and resolv.conf contain?

[clerma]

here:

zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.49.130 zimbra.zimbra-local.com zimbra

zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/hostname
zimbra

zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
search zimbra-local.com
nameserver 127.0.0.1

zimbra@zimbra:~$ cat /etc/dnsmasq.conf
server=8.8.8.8
server=208.67.222.222
domain=zimbra-local.com
mx-host=zimbra-local.com,zimbra.zimbra-local.com,5
listen-address=127.0.0.1

[clerma]

Any idea??

Thanks in advance.

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by clerma

Any idea??

Thanks in advance.

Your hosts file is incorrect, got o the Split DNS article and see what the correct format is and what should be in that file.

[clerma]

Bill

I double check the Split DNS I also changed my host files as:

zimbra:~# cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.49.130 zimbra.zimbra-local.com zimbra

One important point is that sending emails between @zimbra-local.com domain works perfect, that is the dummy domain that I have in my laptop (local, not work from internet).

Maybe over a laptop enviornment I can not send external email or I require a server and Internet provider to set the DNS stuff...

If somebody had setup on a lap I appreaciate your comments, due to next week I will show to IT Director the zimbra capabilities in order to stop using exchgange

best regards