qmail under 8.0-STABLE

[Peter]

> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:40:33 -0600
> "Peter" <fbsdq at peterk.org> wrote:
>
>> > I have the following config:
>> >
>> > FreeBSD ppert-zone.com 8.0-STABLE FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE #0: Wed Apr 14
>> > 01:44:13 UTC 2010
>> > root at canopus.ispsystem.net:/root/src/sys/i386/compile/ISPSYSTEM
>> > i386
>> >
>> > it is a vps running via a jail.   I have installed mail/qmail and
>> > added it to rc.conf.   It starts just fine but no remote mail ever
>> > gets delivered/received.  DNS wise the machine is pointed to a A
>> > record for it's domain but the provider has not (and will not) set
>> > up a reverse.
>> >
>> > Note: According to qmail-qstat/qmail-qread the mail is not in the
>> > queue either like it was before adding qmail startup to the rc.conf
>> >
>> > Ideas?
>>
>> What does the MX record for that domain point to?
>>   [dig mx domain.com]
>
> No MX
>

You need an MX record for that domain.
If using bind simplest way would be to:
ie: for emails @domain.com

domain.com. IN MX 1 mail.domain.com.

as long as mail.domain.com resolves to the correct IP.

If you want email for subdomains...
ie:@qmail.domain.com

mail.domain.com. IN MX 1 mail.domain.com.

etc.etc.

>>
>> Are you sure qmail is running/listening?
>>   [sockstat / netstat -an]
>
> Yes running
>>
>> Did you shutoff sendmail in rc.conf?
>>   sendmail_enable="NONE" I think...
>
> No sendmail is not running
>
>>
>> ]Peter[
>>
>
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