Qmail up but does not respond!

[jamesyeeoc]

RH uw-imap ?

I am wondering if the default RH pop service (uw-imap) got installed, that would explain the ipop3

From the shell prompt, do the following command:

rpm -q uw-imap

If that produces nothing, then try:

rpm -qa |grep 'imap'

Please post both results here.

In any case, Plesk should not need that ipop3 service, so you can try disabling it:

To disable POP3, edit the file

/etc/xinetd.d/ipop3

and make sure it reads something like this:

service pop3
{
disable = yes
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/ipop3d
log_on_success += USERID
log_on_failure += USERID
}

In particular, make sure that "disable" is set to "yes".

Save your changes, exit your editor, and run:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart

Congratulations! You have just disabled POP3.

Then you will have to make sure that the plesk preferred IMAP is working and/or installed. The rpm listing should show something like:

courier-imap-3.0.8-rh7.build75050506.13

or something similar

 

[egs2009]

Re: RH uw-imap ?

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
I am wondering if the default RH pop service (uw-imap) got installed, that would explain the ipop3

From the shell prompt, do the following command:

rpm -q uw-imap

If that produces nothing, then try:

rpm -qa |grep 'imap'

Please post both results here.

In any case, Plesk should not need that ipop3 service, so you can try disabling it:

Then you will have to make sure that the plesk preferred IMAP is working and/or installed. The rpm listing should show something like:

courier-imap-3.0.8-rh7.build75050506.13

or something similar

Ok there is no UW-IMAP at all. I am sure courier-imap for Plesk is installed because I keep reinstalling it

rpm -q uw-imap
package uw-imap is not installed

rpm -q *imap*
package *imap* is not installed

Courier IMAP installed:

courier-imap-3.0.8-rh7.3.build75050128.10

I know IMAP is working right because password changes are reflected and Horde webmail has always been fine.

I disabled ipop3 and restarted xinetd with no luck still

 

[jamesyeeoc]

rpm -q *imap*

This is not a valid rpm command.

Please do:

rpm -qa |grep 'imap'

to see a complete list of all rpm's containing 'imap' in the name.

 

[egs2009]

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
This is not a valid rpm command.

Please do:

rpm -qa |grep 'imap'

to see a complete list of all rpm's containing 'imap' in the name.

courier-imap-3.0.8-rh7.3.build75050128.10
psa-courier-imap-add-7.5.2-rh7.3.build75050128.10
imap-2001a-10

 

[jamesyeeoc]

imap-2001a-10

Ok, this is the one which is not *normally* on a Plesk server. Did you install this at some point in the past??

If not, then try removing it and restarting the server just to be sure. I don't know if you may have to do (yet) another re-install of:

courier-imap-3.0.8-rh7.3.build75050128.10
psa-courier-imap-add-7.5.2-rh7.3.build75050128.10

After getting rid of the other one, you may have to reinstall these again.

 

[jamesyeeoc]

Is your server a Cobalt (or used to be Cobalt Raq) server?

 

[egs2009]

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
Is your server a Cobalt (or used to be Cobalt Raq) server?

Not at all.

Any idea exactly what services in xinetd should be enabled for mail to work properly?

 

[jamesyeeoc]

See if you have /etc/xinetd.d/smtp_psa

[root@ns2 xinetd.d]# cat smtp_psa

service smtp
{
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
wait = no
disable = no
user = root
instances = UNLIMITED
server = /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env
server_args = -Rt0 /usr/sbin/rblsmtpd -r sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org /var/qmail/bin/relaylock /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd /var/qmail/bin/smtp_auth /var/qmail/bin/true /var/qmail/bin/cmd5checkpw /var/qmail/bin/true
}
Note: the sbl-xbl.spamhous.org is an optional RBL which I have on this particular server.

Then make sure qmail is running:

ps -ax |grep 'qmail'
(do not use *qmail*)
Mine shows:

[root@ns2 root]# ps -ax |grep 'qmail'
4520 ? S 0:00 qmail-send
4524 ? S 0:00 splogger qmail
4525 ? S 0:00 qmail-lspawn ./Maildir/
4526 ? S 0:00 qmail-rspawn
4527 ? S 0:00 qmail-clean
26900 pts/0 S 0:00 grep qmail

 

[egs2009]

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
See if you have /etc/xinetd.d/smtp_psa

[root@ns2 xinetd.d]# cat smtp_psa

service smtp
{
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
wait = no
disable = no
user = root
instances = UNLIMITED
server = /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env
server_args = -Rt0 /usr/sbin/rblsmtpd -r sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org /var/qmail/bin/relaylock /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd /var/qmail/bin/smtp_auth /var/qmail/bin/true /var/qmail/bin/cmd5checkpw /var/qmail/bin/true
}
Note: the sbl-xbl.spamhous.org is an optional RBL which I have on this particular server.

Then make sure qmail is running:

ps -ax |grep 'qmail'
(do not use *qmail*)
Mine shows:

[root@ns2 root]# ps -ax |grep 'qmail'
4520 ? S 0:00 qmail-send
4524 ? S 0:00 splogger qmail
4525 ? S 0:00 qmail-lspawn ./Maildir/
4526 ? S 0:00 qmail-rspawn
4527 ? S 0:00 qmail-clean
26900 pts/0 S 0:00 grep qmail

My smtp_psa looks good as yours

2164 pts/1 S 0:00 qmail-send
2166 pts/1 S 0:00 splogger qmail
2167 pts/1 S 0:00 qmail-lspawn ./Maildir/
2168 pts/1 S 0:00 qmail-rspawn
2169 pts/1 S 0:00 qmail-clean
18514 pts/2 S 0:00 grep qmail


service smtp
{
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
wait = no
disable = no
user = root
instances = UNLIMITED
server = /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env
server_args = /var/qmail/bin/relaylock /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd /var/qmail/bin/smtp_auth /var/qmail/bin/true /var/qmail/bin/cmd5checkpw /var/qmail/bin/true

 

[egs2009]

Excellent

Thank you very much jamesyeeoc
The trick was to disable all the stupid ipop services which I didn't know shouldn't be there.

Even though courier-imap and qmail was shown as started, I did another xinetd reset and then started qmail and courier-imap and now I can send and receive mail just fine.

This has been a really annoying issue and let's say the patience of those paying me was wearing thin

thanks!

 

[jamesyeeoc]

I too am glad that it is now working, I was about at the end of my rope as well.... (but I do love a challenge)

 

[egs2009]

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
I too am glad that it is now working, I was about at the end of my rope as well.... (but I do love a challenge)

The moral of the story is apt-get is not very friendly and I should have paid closer attention to what it was doing!

The other one is that jamesyeeoc will help fix anything if you do enough digging

 

[jamesyeeoc]

Yes, and remember, if you give enough details about your server, then the process would go faster...

 

[egs2009]

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
Yes, and remember, if you give enough details about your server, then the process would go faster...

Yes, that kind of helps