Server receives email but user not?

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I have a really weird problem with OS X Server 10.2.8. It host NetInfo network domain, nat, dns, web and I would like to get email working. I set all fields in the server settings panes and the results are:
a] I’m able to send email without problems
b] server is receiving emails
c] user, who sent email, never receives a reply

I checked logs and the reply really comes back, but it’s stored in /Library/AppleMailServer/AppleMail/MailStore/_current date_/_serial number_

pop3 log says, that the user successfully logged in/out but no email appears in the mailbox. Any ideas?

THX.
Robert

[Anonymous]

I got it! I didn’t fill “Local host names” field and the mail server didn’t know whom to deliver emails ❗

[macmanjc]

[quote:ed8450360d=”BobC”]I got it! I didn’t fill “Local host names” field and the mail server didn’t know whom to deliver emails :!:[/quote:ed8450360d]

Thank you Bob for finding this for me – I have been struggling with this for days, and I was just getting ready to post this exact same question!

I don’t know if you were tripped up by the Admin guide as I was, since it appears to be inaccurate; it says:

Adding or Removing Local Names for the Mail Server
Your mail service has a list of all the domain names for which it is responsible. You should add any names that are likely to appear after @ in the addresses of mail directed to your server. For example, the list might contain variations of the spelling of your domain name or company name. Your mail settings apply to all domain names in this list.
[…]
Note: If youíve set up MX records, you donít need to add anything to this list. Your mail service will add names as it discovers them in the course of its daily operation.

I was all set to add my names to the Local Hosts box until I read the note. I should of ignored the manual and tried this days ago.

Thanks again for your help.

-John

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