SMTP Logs

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fauxfrogbelly
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SMTP Logs

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Hi All,

I'm using EFA as an outbound relay (no inbound mail at all), and thus far in testing, it's working like a champ. Before I move to prod, however, I'd like to know how to view SMTP logs. Can this be done in the web interface (either EFA or Webmin)? Do I need to enable them in Postfix?

There was an old thread with a similar need a few years back, but I didn't know if I had missed a solution since then.

If there's nothing built in for easy view and search, have any of you implemented an alternative?
fauxfrogbelly
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Re: SMTP Logs

Post by fauxfrogbelly »

Okay, I think I found a way using Webmin. Viewing the maillog file via System | System Logs seems to do the trick.
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pdwalker
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Re: SMTP Logs

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That may be the easiest way if you don't know how to log into the shell and use the 'less' command.
elfranko
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Re: SMTP Logs

Post by elfranko »

Download Putty, or your go to SSH tool.
Log in (If you get to the menu press 1 for shell)
the logs are in /var/log
I use

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tail -f -n 300/var/log/maillog | grep "email@example.com"
-f keeps the log rolling.
-n 300 also loads the last x number of lines.
And finally within the quotes is what i am looking for whether that be a host, domain, user, or part of the log i am expecting to see.

Hope this helps

Frank
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