Mavericks Server Firewall Blocking e-mail

I've got mavericks server installed. DNS and mail are configured on the server, however I can't receive mail because the firewall is blocking it. How can I open port 25 on the firewall so I can receive mail? I can send mail with no problem, but I can't receive mail.

Actually I solved the issue. I thought the firewall was blocking SMTP port 25 because I used the network tool to scan the system and it kept showing the port was closed. Then I remotely logged into the computer and went to GRC.com and ran Shields Up. Shields Up showed that the port was open. After that I started going through the configurations again to see what might be the issue. I got to DNS I noticed the MX record didn't look correct. So from my computer I ran an nslookup -type=mx on the domain name that was currently in the DNS. It didn't resolve. So I updated the MX record in the DNS with the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to see if I could at least get that to resolve. When I did that, everything started working. I left it at that and called it a day.

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Hi .......... ALL
I am developing a News module in our project, for this have to write code to send everyday news for 20,000 mail Ids
I Developed a code that can send to one Id or multiple.
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please help me......................
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I Developed a code that can send to one Id or multiple.
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I want to host four other web sites off the same machine for testing purposes how do I do that?
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MyServer.web3.com          10.0.2.5
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Is that going to be public?
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I'd leave the server out of the address pool. So long as the pool and all static IP hosts are in the same block (usually a 255.255.255.0 or /24 subnet) it'll all work, and you won't need to entangle the OS X Server with the DHCP server.
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Note: DO not publish DNS service via airport to Internet...
Other than not squatting in that domain, yes. There's no reason to open TCP or UDP port 53 inbound.
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Go to Web Sites tab...
Click + and create new web site entry
Domain Name:                http:www.rouxacademy.com
IP Address:                     Any
SSL:                               None
Store Files in:                /Volumes/dev/Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/roux_academy
Who can access:          Anyone # I would restrict to a single user
Additional Domains:     rouxacademy.com
no http: prefix there, but yes.
If you're not exposing the server to the 'net (as mentioned above) there's probably no need to restrict. If you do need to restrict, you'll need to edit configuration files for Apache, or some other technique — maybe a VPN, if you're allowing (controlled, VPN-based) inbound access into your network.
Start Web Service...
     4. Back to DNS
Add host name....
www.rouxacademy.com / 10.0.1.2
# Do not create an MX record or publish DNS via airport...
AirPort does not know from MX records, and does not provide DNS services. AirPort will know about your local DNS server, since you are apparently using the AirPort for DHCP.
You can also add the DNS translation during step 2; Apache and DNS are not tightly linked here.
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Here's a longer write-up on networking boxes and bits and bobs. How that CIPAFilter works, I don't know, and would have to have the model number and then spend some time with the documentation to answer that one...
As is probably becoming obvious from the above wall of text you've just read, this probably isn't going to be the same question, and — to avoid melting my poor brains with the sorts of confusion that tend to arise in these conflated threads — probably should be started as your own thread somewhere here in the OS X Server forum. (Ayup, IP networks and DNS services I can do. Conflated forum threads tend to confuse me. Go figure.)

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Will Mavericks server ever work with windows 7?

I want to buy a new content server for our small business. Today we use snow leopard server on a Macmini and it is running stable, but we are growing and need to have a faster system and faster diskaccess and I have been looking at a solution with Macmini with thunderbolt pegasus raid. On the paper it looks really interesting, fast and it would be great for our small business! ....BUT.. I have read tons of forums with people having problems with windows compatibility.
We use both Mac and PC in a small environment and the most IMPORTANT thing we need is a shared disk that work flawlessly with both windows and Mac. I do not need lots of other osx server features as mail, ftp, etc etc...
So, Will Maverick server ever work as a content server with windows 7 professional client computers? Or should I go for a windows server (I rather not since I do not like windows)? Or maybe a NAS-server is a better sollution for content sharing/shared workdisk?

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Mavericks server alerts and User account questions

Hi
I'm looking for more detailed information about setting up Alerts in Mavericks Server, plus I seem to have a strange problem with new user accounts when setting up.
More Info.
I have a Mac Mini acting almost 100% exclusively as a Time Machine backup device with encryption of three portable computers on a wired network. This was originally set up three years using Snow Leopard Server and a 2Tb external FireWire Drive.
The external drive is now proving too small, and in any case is showing the possible first signs of failure when tested, so the intention is to replace it with a RAID of some sort, probably a 2-drive RAID 1 device but if the budget allows we might be able to look at RAID 5 or 6 units.
It seems a good opportunity to clean install Mavericks Server on the Mini, so I've set up a test station on my MacBook Pro with my Mac Pro (both running 10.9.2) as a test backup client. The Server OS is on an external FireWire boot drive, and the TM backup folders are on another external, in this case a USB 3.0
For obvious reasons there does not seem to be any reason to turn on more services than absolutely necessary, so just Time Machine and File Sharing for the moment. All works well but I can't seem to get Alerts working. I've listed 3 different eMail addresses (all mine) for the alerts to be sent to, and I have two Admin Accounts for Notifications, both using the same AppleID I set the Server software up with. I've gone through the rather sparse setup help information carefully, and there is no information about additional services being required, although I did try setting up the Mail client (tested sending and receiving) on the Server and having it running whilst the backups were being tested.
As I said, the test backups went fine and when I disconnected the backup drive from the Server to simulate a failed drive the TM on the Mac Pro client showed an alert saying the backup drive could not be found. However, there were no emails or Notifications received, either on the Mac Pro or my iPhone from the Server.
There seems to be minimal amount of information available about the workings of Mavericks Server, but I have gone through what I can additionally find online about Mountain Lion Server, with no real indication of what it is that I am missing. The only instructions seem to be exactly what I've done, so your advice would be appreciated.
Another thing that puzzles me, is that when restarting the MacBook Pro I get all the Admin and Standard User Accounts (created in Server.app) showing at the login screen. This is only four Accounts in total, so what would happen if this was 50 Users? If I click on the 'User' tab in Server.app I get 83 User Accounts showing, but that was not the case until this evening, as only the Admin and Stardard User Accounts I had set up were visible.
It's obviously possible that I've mucked up the install and basic setup somehow, but I can't see that anything I've done would have these effects as I've been careful to follow the options put in front of me.
Thank you in advance.

There's nothing to fetch. You assign the value from the function GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(USERNAME); as you would any value returned from a function.
DECLARE
myVar VARCHAR2(50);
BEGIN
myVar := GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(USERNAME);
END;Hope this helps.
Craig...
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How do you block spam mail on your ipad 2 and iphone 4s?

There are no Settings for that in the mail app. You have to set those filters on the server in your web mail accounts

Apple Mail blocks Charter email, which blocks Apple mail

I am running 10.6.8 on a 2008 Mac Pro. I was using MS Entourage as my email program. I want to upgrade to Lion/Mtn Lion, but my old MS Entourage or other Office programs won't work on that, so I decided to start using Apple Mail (version 4.6)
I get my email thru my ISP, Charter.net,
When Apple Mail is OPEN it will not connect to Charter email, and Charter email will not display or recieve or send any email, nor will Entourage (POP) or a MS Outlook (trial version). Apple Mail says it "cannot connect to the IMAP server," and it "cannot connect to the SMTP server."
I have set up Apple Mail correctly according to Charter: IMAP port 143, SMTP port 25, no SSL etc (default email reader Entourage, but I've tried Mail, Outlook, etc. …no change in my problem)
When I quit Apple Mail, the others will immediately access/send emails.
The problem seems to be that for some reason Apple Mail blocks Charter mail from connecting, but since that is where I get my email, Apple Mail is blocking itself, Entourage and Outlook from connecting to the IMAP/SMTP servers, therefore no mail service.
The strange thing is that now and again Apple Mail WILL connect—briefly—and mail will come in/go out, but then drops offline again.
I've been on the phone with Charter for a couple hours and had a service tech here this morning for an hour, but everyone is stumped. Of course none of them are very Mac-savvy, so that doesn't help.
Can any of you help?

I've been having exactly the same trouble with my Charter E-mail Accounts.
I first use two of my existing Charter E-mail Accounts (which I have never used in years!). Set them up in Apple Mail (Snow Leopard 10.6.8, on my MacPro 4.1) as POP Accounts!
They did work sometimes, but now I can only receive mail.
Set up a new Charter E-mail Account, and used that to Set Up in Apple Mail as IMAP Account. It does NOT work at all, period, either way.
I've been on the phone with Charter Tech Support many, many, many times, for many hours, but nobody has a clue. They tell me to check their webpage for Set Up, which I don't need because I've been through the Set-up Procedure so many times already.
Then they tell me to call Apple Tech Support, which I cannot afford.
So, now I'm back to using my old DreamHost E-mail Accounts, which work just fine, after their Tech Support helped me to resolve some issues. They had me open Terminal, then Keychain. I tried all three Keychain Methods, which resolved the issues with DreamHost E-mail.
I'm going to try setting up my G-mail Account in Apple Mail and see what happens .....

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