Email bug/problem [user]@[userdomain].[ext] bounces to admin

You'll have to check what you're systems Fully Qualified hostname is.

my server is: server01.fusion-ict.nl

I had add a pointer to fusion-ict.nl of server01.fusion-ict.nl

Now mail deliverd to server01.fusion-ict.nl is send to fusion-ict.nl. On fusion-ict.nl is a catch all account.

Exim sends LOCAL USER mails ([email protected]) to username @ server01.fusion-ict . nl so instead it's being deliverd to users mailbox it's send to the catch all of fusion-ict.nl

By removing the pointer or domainname (wich is equally to server hostname) and creating a DNS record on admin level for the hostname of the machine, it is solved ;)
 
well it would work like this

eg. servers called server1.domain.com

catch all for @server1.domain.com set to forward to admin

local delivery works like this send to [email protected]

this would then hit the catch all.

I guess this means you cant use a catch all on the server domain name.
 
i have the problem where if i sent an email to [email protected]

that it just bounces

:confused:

ive tempoarty made a fwder on hostname.com to fwd it to one of hteir other emails so at least they can get their email but why wont it work?
 
fusionictnl said:
You'll have to check what you're systems Fully Qualified hostname is.

my server is: server01.fusion-ict.nl

I had add a pointer to fusion-ict.nl of server01.fusion-ict.nl

Now mail deliverd to server01.fusion-ict.nl is send to fusion-ict.nl. On fusion-ict.nl is a catch all account.

Exim sends LOCAL USER mails ([email protected]) to username @ server01.fusion-ict . nl so instead it's being deliverd to users mailbox it's send to the catch all of fusion-ict.nl

By removing the pointer or domainname (wich is equally to server hostname) and creating a DNS record on admin level for the hostname of the machine, it is solved ;)
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err

so is that my main domain i set in the admin panel or the one the dc gave me?


sorry im fairly new to this.
 
login in SSH and type "hostname"

Or login to DA and look under "System Administrator Settings" wich value Server's Hostname has.
 
ok yeah thats what i thought it was

so now i need to set this pointer?

cus if i dont have any fwd or mailbox on the hostname any email to his address bounces back
 
No. The servers hostname isn't ip-based. You just have to make sure that none of you're domains/pointers are equal to the servers hostname ;)
 
OH I GET YA DOH! i feel so stupid its that simple :eek:


EDIT that worked thanks. :D
 
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All my users have that problem.

When someone send him an email he dont receive and the sender receive this:

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

[email protected]
(ultimately generated from [email protected])
Unrouteable address

How i have to do?

thank everyone want to help me.

PS Sorry for my english I'm Italian

Please tell me pass to pass for solve it, cause i dont understand so good ;)
 
set your hostname in the directadmin settings (when loged in as an admin)

to something that is NOT a domain on your server.

e.g if you have a domain called myamazingsite.com on your server your hostname must not be myamaingsite.com but u could have myamazingsite.net as long as its NOT on your server.
 
Sorry , i'm a newbie :P

But i've to change only in admin section in directadmin or do it also for server host in shell with hostname -s newhsot?
 
it should fix it for all users.


i dunno if changing it via shell would work or not i've not tryed it.
 
- Login to DirectAdmin as admin
- Click on "Administrator Settings"
- In the lower section "Server Settings (will restart DirectAdmin)"
- Change "Server's Hostname"

And that's it.
 
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