Re: Problem sending mail

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On Tuesday 29 August 2006 13:55, Tomas Kuliavas wrote:
> > On Tuesday 29 August 2006 12:20, Tomas Kuliavas wrote:
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am searching around to figure out why squirrelmail is sending out
> >> >>
> >> >> all
> >> >>
> >> >> > my mail in double ( twice ). The strange part is that this occures
> >> >>
> >> >> only
> >> >>
> >> >> > in squirrelmail. I have tested with squirrelmail 1.4.7, and 1.4.8.
> >>
> >> I
> >>
> >> >> have
> >> >>
> >> >> > disabled anti-spam/anti-virus so i can pinpoint the problem and
> >>
> >> it's
> >>
> >> >> now
> >> >>
> >> >> > down
> >> >> > to squirellmail and my configuration.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>From standard email clients mail gets routed proprely only once.
> >>
> >> From
> >>
> >> >> the
> >> >>
> >> >> > shell samething everything is alright.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I created a small php script that sends an email and i hosted it
> >>
> >> into
> >>
> >> >> > apache's
> >> >> > document root. I executed it via the shell, everything is ok, via a
> >> >> > browser,
> >> >> > i got my test email only once so everything is fine there.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > What i see in my logs is 2 smtp connections when i click the "send"
> >> >> > button this is why i am thinking about a squirrelmail configuration
> >> >> > error.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have a setup with postfixadmin and mysql and squirrelmail using
> >> >>
> >> >> virtual
> >> >>
> >> >> > domain and some kickass ldap authentication. But his doesn't affect
> >> >>
> >> >> much
> >> >>
> >> >> > outgoing mail :)
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Has anyone ever had this problem ?
> >> >> > I will be around all day if you want to see parts of my
> >>
> >> configuration.
> >>
> >> >> 1. SquirrelMail does not use PHP mail() function. If you want to test
> >> >> email sending "SquirrelMail way", feed email with popen() to
> >> >> /usr/sbin/sendmail or with fsockopen() to smtp server.
> >> >
> >> > ok so squirrelmail sends it just like i do in the shell ( sort of ) i
> >>
> >> do
> >>
> >> > echo "test" | mail -s "test" user@domain
> >>
> >> SquirrelMail uses more options and runs within restrictions placed on
> >> webserver user and PHP interpreter. It is not same thing as executing
> >> mail
> >> command in shell. I think, you are running mail command from admin's
> >> account or account with valid shell and environment is not chrooted.
> >> Webserver's user account is limited and in some cases chrooted.
> >>
> >> >> 2. Please provide information about webserver OS, PHP safe_mode
> >>
> >> setting
> >>
> >> >> and disabled PHP functions.
> >> >
> >> > I use freebsd 6.x with php 5.1.4
> >> > safe_mode = Off
> >> > disable_functions =
> >>
> >> If you use /usr/sbin/sendmail in SquirrelMail configuration, try
> >> switching
> >> to smtp or check your mailwrapper configuration. Some sendmail wrappers
> >> are not fully compatible with sendmail.org's sendmail. SquirrelMail
> >> 1.4.8
> >> allows to control options used in sendmail command.
> >>
> >> If you use SMTP, check your smtp server.
> >
> > any hints ?
> >
> >> If you use Internet Explorer 7, test other browser.
> >
> > I didn't run tests from internet explorer 7 as it doesn't have a client
> > for
> > linux yet. I use firefox.
> >
> > I am sending mail via smtp to 127.0.0.1 on port 25
> >
> > Here is my config.php extract.
> >
> > $useSendmail            = false;
> > $smtpServerAddress      = '127.0.0.1';
> > $smtpPort               = 25;
> > $sendmail_path          = '/usr/sbin/sendmail';
> > $sendmail_args          = '-i -t';
> >
> > So i guess it's going thru my smtp server.
> > But this still doesn't explain why i get 2 smtp connections in my logs.
> >
> > I hope this can help i have an extract from my log file and another one
> > from
> > the 2 emails i receive in my maildir after this whole process.
> >...
>
> First email headers show delivery through SMTP
> ----
> Received: from etu.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca (localhost.etu.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca
> [127.0.0.1])
>      by estafette.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DA99F96E
>      for <a00a1400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:10:35
> -0400 (EDT)
> ----
>
> Second one is delivered by UID=499
> ----
> Received: by estafette.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca (Postfix, from userid 499)
>      id D2317F971; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:10:36 -0400 (EDT)
> ----
>
> Have you enabled OUTBOX setting in courier imapd configuration?
>
> Is it set to .Sent?

Yes i did enable it but honestly i have no idea why i did this. We don't use 
it anyways and commenting it away doesn't seam to break anything _yet_ :)
let's hope :)

Thanks alot for the help.

-- 
Charles Lacroix, Administrateur UNIX.
Service des télécommunications et des technologies
Cégep de Sainte-Foy
(418) 659-6600 # 4266

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