Is outbound connections for postfix (using gmail) disabled for new linodes?
I am trying to setup postfix using gmail as per this tutorial
But emails are not being sent.
I checked syslog
Feb 2 03:58:19 localhost postfix/smtp[3881]: connect to smtp.gmail.com[2607:f8b0:400e:c08::6c]:587: Connection timed out
I read somewhere that some providers disable outbound connections for new servers.
Is that true for linode as well? How to I enable outbound connections for my server?
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I read somewhere farther down that the mail ports are blocked on new linodes. You have to open them through your firewall. Make sure, also, that their not commented out in /etc/services.
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jyoo
Linode Staff
If your account was created after November 5th, 2019, your Linode does have mail ports blocked by default. This is in a new effort to fight spam on our platform. In order to remove this restriction, you would just need to reach out to Support to confirm that your A record(s) and rDNS are set up appropriately, and that your mailing practices comply with CAN-SPAM. Our complete list of requirements can be found here. From there, we'll be able to remove the SMTP restrictions so you can begin sending email from your Linode.
