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Setting up Mail Server and User Account

Setting up Mail Server and User Account on a MacOSXServer 10.2.6
I know that this is not a short issue, so please bare with me.

I am having a hard time configuring the Apple Mail Server at least for
one user. Example, "postmaster".
Please, those that went thru this night and day thing please help me
out there.

Here is my previous scope information: (If I missed anything, please,
let me know?)

The WAN DNS ip, 67.113.9.57 (mail.alcdesigns.biz) master zone has been
resolved by my ISP and there is two MX records.
In the LAN, I am behind a NAT router. The DNS for the class C Intranet
with the addresses 192.168.1.0/24 has been resolved and DNS is working
fine.
I will be more than happy to share with the list how I got my intranet
DNS working and kicking behind my NAT firewall as soon as I resolve
this mail server thing. I have this thought that I can not say anything
to anyone if I haven't tested and proof that to myself that is working.
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Reverse lookup for my intranet domain and ip works just fine.
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I created the user: "postmaster" with the prefereces pane, accounts and
logged into WGM "Work Group Manager" and set its preferences as follows:
at Local:
under basic: user name "postmaster" id, password as usual.
under advanced: login shell: /bin/tcsh, using password type: Basic
under groups: Primary Group ID: 20, Short Name: staff, other groups:
wheel, mail, smmsp
under Home: Advanced is checked, Server/Share Point URL:
afp://192.168.1.2/Users/ Path: postmaster Home: /Users/postmaster and
gave the disk quota of 5000 MB
under Mail: Checked Enabled, Mail Server: server01.alcdesigns.biz, Mail
Quota: 5000MB, Mail Access: Pop only, Enable NotifyMail is checked and
Use the last login IP address is checked.
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I am uncertain if I should replicate those local users, in that case
the "postmaster" in /Netinfo/root.
I have nothing set on /Netinfo/root yet except the two accounts, System
Administrator and the regular adminstrator, (myself)
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The Apple Mail Server is turned on and is working fine.
Under Server Status accounts it shows that the user "postmaster" exits
and has his mail quote set.
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Under Server Status logs I have these logs here and I am not happy
about it. How can I fix it?
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Mail logs_05.29.03
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Initializing DNS ...
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Host List:
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Admin Local : 127.0.0.1
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Admin Local : 192.168.1.2
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Admin Local : localhost.alcdesigns.biz
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Admin Local : server01.alcdesigns.biz
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Resolver: HOST_NOT_FOUND. <----(here a question?)
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Inverse DNS lookup failed for
2.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.
May 29 2003 18:25:32 ### Configuration Check ###
May 29 2003 18:25:32 The IP address 192.168.1.2 resolves to the DNS
name
"- Unresolved DNS name -". <----(here another question?)
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Local Delivery verification check on domain
name "- Unresolved DNS name -" is in progress.
May 29 2003 18:25:32 ### WARNING ###
May 29 2003 18:25:32 The IP address 192.168.1.2 with the DNS name
"- Unresolved DNS name -"
is not configured for local delivery. <----(and another question?)
May 29 2003 18:25:32 All mail received for "- Unresolved DNS name
-" will be processed for remote SMTP delivery.
May 29 2003 18:25:32
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Starting other server processes ...
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Finished starting other server processes ...
May 29 2003 18:25:32 -- Mail Server sucessfully started --
May 29 2003 18:25:32 Adding domain "alcdesigns.biz" to allowed relay
list.
May 29 2003 18:25:33 Adding host "server01.alcdesigns.biz"
(192.168.1.2) to allowed relay list.
May 29 2003 18:25:33 Adding host "mail.alcdesigns.biz" (67.113.9.57) to
allowed relay list.
May 29 2003 18:25:33 Adding IP address "67.113.9.57" to allowed relay
list.
May 29 2003 18:25:33 Adding IP address "192.168.1.2" to allowed relay
list.
May 29 2003 18:25:33 Adding IP address "192.168.1.1" to allowed relay
list.
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Terminal debug
Checking DNS from my ISP configuration.
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[server01:~] eduard% nslookup -type=mx www.alcdesigns.biz
Server: dns1.snfcca.sbcglobal.net
www.alcdesigns.biz canonical name = alcdesigns.biz
alcdesigns.biz preference = 10, mail exchanger = mail.alcdesigns.biz
alcdesigns.biz preference = 100, mail exchanger = smtp-relay.pbi.net
alcdesigns.biz nameserver = ns1.pbi.net
alcdesigns.biz nameserver = ns2.pbi.net
mail.alcdesigns.biz internet address = 67.113.9.57
smtp-relay.pbi.net internet address = 206.13.28.143
smtp-relay.pbi.net internet address = 206.13.28.30
smtp-relay.pbi.net internet address = 151.164.30.29
ns1.pbi.net internet address = 206.13.28.11
ns2.pbi.net internet address = 206.13.29.11
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; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> alcdesigns.biz mx
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 2
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 6
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; alcdesigns.biz, type = MX, class = IN
;; ANSWER SECTION:
alcdesigns.biz. 2H IN MX 100 smtp-relay.pbi.net.
alcdesigns.biz. 2H IN MX 10 mail.alcdesigns.biz.
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
alcdesigns.biz. 2D IN NS ns1.pbi.net.
alcdesigns.biz. 2D IN NS ns2.pbi.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
smtp-relay.pbi.net. 10M IN A 206.13.28.143
smtp-relay.pbi.net. 10M IN A 206.13.28.30
smtp-relay.pbi.net. 10M IN A 151.164.30.29
mail.alcdesigns.biz. 2H IN A 67.113.9.57
ns1.pbi.net. 2D IN A 206.13.28.11
ns2.pbi.net. 2D IN A 206.13.29.11

;; Total query time: 220 msec
;; FROM: server01.alcdesigns.biz to SERVER: default -- 206.13.28.12
;; WHEN: Thu May 29 20:30:31 2003
;; MSG SIZE sent: 32 rcvd: 219
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[server01:~] eduard% host -t mx alcdesigns.biz
alcdesigns.biz mail is handled (pri=100) by smtp-relay.pbi.net
alcdesigns.biz mail is handled (pri=10) by mail.alcdesigns.biz
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Many Thanks,
Eduardo

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Eduardo Bonsi
email@hidden
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