Newbie Q: Is ispCP Omega the right tool for me?

[pete]

I "think" I added an A record. But now my mail-log shows this when I try to send e-mail from gmail to my new mailbox:

Code:

Dec 16 02:41:39 serifos postfix/policyd-weight[9578]: weighted check:  NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 NOT_IN_SPAMCOP=-1.5 NOT_IN_BL_NJABL=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .hbweddingshow. - helo: .skyhigh.actrix. - helo-domain: .actrix.)  FROM/MX_MATCHES_NOT_HELO(DOMAIN)=1; <client=203.96.16.175> <helo=skyhigh.actrix.co.nz> <from=pete@hbweddingshow.co.nz> <to=pete@hbweddingshow.co.nz>; rate: -5.5
Dec 16 02:41:39 serifos postfix/policyd-weight[9578]: decided action=PREPEND X-policyd-weight:  NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 NOT_IN_SPAMCOP=-1.5 NOT_IN_BL_NJABL=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .hbweddingshow. - helo: .skyhigh.actrix. - helo-domain: .actrix.)  FROM/MX_MATCHES_NOT_HELO(DOMAIN)=1; rate: -5.5; <client=203.96.16.175> <helo=skyhigh.actrix.co.nz> <from=pete@hbweddingshow.co.nz> <to=pete@hbweddingshow.co.nz>; delay: 1s
Dec 16 02:41:39 serifos postfix/smtpd[19674]: warning: connect to 127.0.0.1:60000: Connection refused
Dec 16 02:41:39 serifos postfix/smtpd[19674]: warning: problem talking to server 127.0.0.1:60000: Connection refused
Dec 16 02:41:40 serifos postfix/smtpd[19674]: warning: connect to 127.0.0.1:60000: Connection refused
Dec 16 02:41:40 serifos postfix/smtpd[19674]: warning: problem talking to server 127.0.0.1:60000: Connection refused
Dec 16 02:41:40 serifos postfix/smtpd[19674]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from skyhigh.actrix.co.nz[203.96.16.175]: 451 4.3.5 Server configuration problem; from=<pete@hbweddingshow.co.nz> to=<pete@hbweddingshow.co.nz> proto=ESMTP helo=<skyhigh.actrix.co.nz>
Dec 16 02:41:40 serifos postfix/smtpd[19674]: disconnect from skyhigh.actrix.co.nz[203.96.16.175]

I think I have to switch to tea too.

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I struggled with the above for a while before I decided to ask here, just to find the answer myself after posting my question.

This article helped me:http://www.global-domination.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=293

However, it didn't work as stated so I did it a bit different:

In the file /etc/init.d/postgrey look for this line of code:

Code:

POSTGREY_OPTS="--pidfile=$PIDFILE --daemonize $POSTGREY_OPTS"

and change it to:

Code:

POSTGREY_OPTS="--pidfile=$PIDFILE --daemonize $POSTGREY_OPTS --inet=60000"

once changed, do what lin-art suggested:
"service postgrey restart"
and a "netstat -nlpa | grep 60000" should show a tcp port 60000..

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now that I think i'm there, I have 2 more questions:

1) Initially, I could only get to the ispCP admin site using the VPS IP address (remember, not knowing what I was doing I chose serifos.elegancenz.co.nz as my FQHN so that my admin sites URL turns out to be admin.serifos.elegancenz.co.nz). So I created another A record with my registrar so that this URL resolves.

So far so good but, when I try to get to WebMail for elegancenz.co.nz, I have to use the ugly URL: http://admin.serifos.elegancenz.co.nz/we.../login.php
When what I'd really like to use would be something like:
http://webmail.elegancenz.co.nz
or for another domain
http://webmail.hbweddingshow.co.nz

Can this be done?

2) So far all is more or less OK but I'd like to back things up. I vaguely remember (which proves I'm not much into tea) that ispCP offered some backup options (and I think I chose Domain), but I have no idea what they mean or do. It would be fantastic if I could pull a differential backup (say once a week) from the server and if that backup were such that if I had to I could rebuild a virgin VPS in minutes rather than days.

Any thoughts on this?


- what puzzles me is how I could simplifyeed to get to the ispCP, the only way that works is via IP address