Although this is a squid forum, and not for email or firewall: Just completely remove the firewall (all ports on all interfaces are open !) In case, then email is usable, it really is a firewall problem. Then Make shure, your clients are allowed access to your mail server, and mail server cann access internet. So, something like #Allow access to mail server iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 25 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 110 -j ACCEPT should be in your firewall. You might restrict it to special interface: iptables -A INPUT -i eth1 -p tcp --destination-port 25 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --destination-port 110 -j ACCEPT (eth1 local int, eth0 public) -- View this message in context: http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/How-to-authorize-SMTP-and-POP3-on-SQUID-tp4665342p4665359.html Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.