[Xymon] xymon-mailack

[Ray Reuter]

SUBJECT: Xymon [216807] lvhwebappold:disk CRITICAL (RED)

test

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250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as D522A52F9


This is from another linux machine that I ran the telnet command from.



On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Andrew Rakowski <landrew at pnnl.gov> wrote:

> Hi Ray,
>
> To follow the SMTP protocol, I believe you need to add a "data" command
> after your "rcpt to", then you can enter the "subject:" line (and any
> other headers), followed by a blank line, then the body of the message.
>
> I think postfix is complaining that it doesn't know what the "SUBJECT:
> xxx" command is...
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Andrew
>
>
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> On Tue, 2 Oct 2012, Ray Reuter wrote:
>
> } Well we are getting closer. I am now able to telnet to the server. I
> tried to send mail to
> } the server but kicked off every time i try to do the subject line.
> } [root at xxxcacti2 ~]# telnet XXXXXXXX.xxx.com 25
> } Trying 10.1.72.168...
> } Connected to XXXXXXXXX.xxx.com (xx.xx.x.x).
> } Escape character is '^]'.
> } 220 XXXXXXXXX.lvh.com ESMTP Postfix
> } helo XXXXXXXXXX.lvh.com
> } 250 XXXXXXX.lvh.com
> } MAIL FROM: raymond.reuter at xxx.com
> } 250 2.1.0 Ok
> } RCPT TO: xymon at xxxxxxx.xxx.com
> } 250 2.1.5 Ok
> } "SUBJECT: Xymon"
> } 221 2.7.0 Error: I can break rules, too. Goodbye.
> } Connection closed by foreign host.
> }
> } I have the .procmailrc file set up as per the xymon man page, still not
> sure if the "Mailbox"
> } is a directory or file. and the directory structure of the xymon home
> directory looks like
> } this.
> }
> } drwxr-xr-x.  2 xymon xymon  4096 Oct  2 11:02 Mailbox
> } -rw-r--r--.  1 xymon xymon     0 Oct  1 12:15 procmail.log
> } -rwxr-xr-x.  1 xymon xymon   124 Oct  2 11:04 .procmailrc
> }
> } This feature is one of the most important to the company I work for and
> have been trying to
> } get it to work for a couple of days now. We even added an MX record for
> the server so mail
> } can be delivered to it directly. Telnet works locally and remote.
> }
> } Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, you have all been a
> huge help so far and
> } this monitoring tool has done wonders for this company.
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
> } On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:58 AM, Jeremy Laidman <jlaidman at rebel-it.com.au>
> wrote:
> }       On 2 October 2012 02:46, Ray Reuter <ray.reuter at gmail.com> wrote:
> }       I am using Centos 6.2
> }
> }
> } By default Centos (aka Red Hat) v6 boxes run postfix (rather than
> Sendmail).
> }
> }       During my install I do not remember installing anything as the mail
> }       transport, but the alerting was working right out of the box from
> day one.
> }
> }
> } Initially, postfix is configured so it won't accept SMTP connections
> from off the box.
> }  So outbound emails will get sent OK, but incoming emails will not get
> delivered to the
> } Xymon server.
> }
> } Test this by attempting to telnet to the Xymon server on port 25 from
> another device,
> } such as a Windows PC, with "telnet xymon.server.name 25".  If you get a
> "connection
> } refused" or similar message, than you need to reconfigure Postfix to
> accept remote
> } connections.
> }
> }       I followed the man page for the mailack and created everything as
> per the
> }       instructions, but I am not even sure the mail is reaching the
> server at
> }       this point.
> }
> }
> } Probably not.  Have a look at the "STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README" file
> that came with
> } Postfix for instructions on setting things up, particularly the "Postfix
> on a local
> } network" section.
> }
> } J
> }
> }
> }
> }
>
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