SMTP sending test

[gregtompkins]

I am trying to figure out why my alerts are not going out. I am sending to a Microsoft SMTP server which then relays it to a hosted Exchange account. I checked the logs on my SMTP server and there is no activity coming from my debian zabbix server. But if I do the telnet test to port 25 from my debian server to my SMTP server i am getting messages. So how can I test a send and check the log (and which one) to make sure it is working?

Thx!

[heaje]

1. How is your email media type defined?
2. You can test by using "mutt" or "send mail" (assuming they are configured to use whatever SMTP server zabbix is configured for).

[vienna]

I ran into the same problem yesterday.

First configure your usermail. (administration->Users->Paul->Media->add)

Now configure a notification for every state change (Configuration->Actions) and add the mail sending under Operations.

Hope I didn't forget something, otherwise simply consult documentation -> notification.

You can now just "do" something to breach a configured trigger and a mail will be sent.

Check the successful sending under Monitoring->Events. There you should see your status change and an Ok or Failed as Action. If it is failed, something went wrong with the mail... . You got a little error report if you click the time of the event. Yesterday I got something like that: "wrong answer on MAIL FROM ..."

BR,
vienna