send voice mail notification by email

[gonzo__007]

hi all,

i'm trying to receive an e-mail when I have a voice mail.
im using the e-mail account given by my ISP.
let say my e-mail is [email protected] and pop3 and smtp servers are mail.isp.com

In 3cx I set up the mail server options:
mail server: mail.isp.com
username: joe
pass: joespass
e-mail: [email protected]

this way I guest that 3cx will use my e-mail account ([email protected]) to send me an e-mail to myself ([email protected])

but it does not work. is there something I did not understand ?

thanks

 

[discovery1]

Does your ISP require authentication before sending email?
Many ISP's do not - try changing the settings to not use authentication.

 

[gonzo__007]

I tried without user/password and still not working.

I'm looking at my firewall logs and I don't even have a log for a smtp connection... so I guest that 3cx does not even send it...

 

[gonzo__007]

logs in 3cx are not giving lot of info...

10:37:10.187 [CM504008]: Fax Service: registered as sip:[email protected]:5060 with contact sip:[email protected]:5100;user=phone

10:34:47.187 [CM504004]: Registration succeeded for: 10000@unlimitel

10:34:46.921 [CM504003]: Sent registration request for 10000@unlimitel

10:34:33.578 [CM503008]: Call(4): Call is terminated

10:34:33.578 [CM503008]: Call(4): Call is terminated

10:34:19.390 [CM503007]: Call(4): Device joined: sip:[email protected]:40600;rinstance=8aec9e06835a2757

10:34:19.375 [CM503007]: Call(4): Device joined: sip:[email protected]

10:34:19.375 [CM505001]: Ext.999: Device info: Device Identified: [Man: 3CX Ltd.;Mod: 3CX IVR;Rev: General] Capabilities:[reinvite, replaces, able-no-sdp, recvonly] UserAgent: [3CX IVR] Transport: [sip:127.0.0.1:5060]

10:34:19.359 [CM503002]: Call(4): Alerting sip:[email protected]:40600;rinstance=8aec9e06835a2757

10:34:18.859 [CM503004]: Call(4): Calling: Ext:Ext.999@[Dev:sip:[email protected]:40600;rinstance=8aec9e06835a2757]

10:34:18.859 [CM503010]: Making route(s) to <sip:[email protected]:5060;user=vmail>

10:34:18.859 [CM505003]: Provider:[unlimitel] Device info: Device Not Identified: User Agent not matched; Capabilities:[reinvite, replaces, able-no-sdp, recvonly] UserAgent: [HMNet SIP 1.02] Transport: [sip:10.7.254.3:5060]

10:34:18.843 [CM503001]: Call(4): Incoming call from 514xxxxxxx@(Ln.10000@unlimitel) to <sip:[email protected]:5060;user=vmail>

10:34:17.812 [CM503012]: Inbound office hours rule (514xxxxxxx) for 10000 forwards to VM:201

10:32:10.078 [CM504008]: Fax Service: registered as sip:[email protected]:5060 with contact sip:[email protected]:5100;user=phone

10:31:48.062 [CM503008]: Call(3): Call is terminated

 

[discovery1]

Try to telnet from a command prompt to the isp mailserver to make sure port 25 is not blocked.
telnet isp.com 25

You should get a response if 25 is not blocked.

 

[gonzo__007]

i'm able to send a mail using telnet

telnet mail.myisp.com 25
helo patato.com
mail from:[email protected]
rcpt to:[email protected]
data
subject: allo
text line 1
text line 2
.

and I receive it.

when I send the mail in command line I see it in my firewall logs, but when I leave a voice mail, I have no smtp connections in the firewall logs.

do I forget something to configure ?

I did 2 changes:
1: in my ext201 I select the option to send a notification for voice mail
2: in general option, mail server tab, I put my smtp server and reply to address (witch is my e-mail adresse that my ISP gave me)

I tried with and without user/password and same problem, no outbound smtp connection in firewall logs

 

[gonzo__007]

my gold with this is to have a mail sent to my ISP e-mail address.

then, have outlook express always open to receive those e-mail and forward them using a rules, to my hotmail account

can it cause a problem to have outlook open ?

I know both are using port 25 but when I do my testing outlook is closed.

can it cause a problem to have a mail account configured even if outlook is closed ?

 

[Pentangle]

If you're relying upon Outlook Express rule forwarding to forward mail, and you've got Outlook Express closed, it's not going to forward anything. It's also not going to have received the email from the ISP until it's started and running.

Why don't you just set the recipient email address of the voicemail to your hotmail address anyway?

 

[gonzo__007]

I know that...
i'm doing it step by step.
first step is to receive an e-mail in my ISP account.

when this will works, I will then try to forward to my hotmail account

I don't do it directly with hotmail cuz it does not work. hotmail does reverse DNS for mails, and I have a dynamic IP at home and no domain, so no MX record....
but my ISP have all that. so that wy I want 3cx to sent the e-mail to my ISP then I will forward it to my hotmail account

anyway... 3cx does not send the email... how can I fix that ?

thanks

 

[gonzo__007]

also... it runs on windows XP sp3, firewall turned off

 

[Pentangle]

Get a copy of Wireshark and sniff the packets from that machine on port 25. That should tell you more about the process and any failure. I don't think the 3CX logs are adequate for troubleshooting the email side of things. All I can say is that my email delivery does work, so it's possible in v7

 

[gonzo__007]

ok, I connect my ata, 3cx and a laptop on a 10mbps hub.
I see trafic going from ata to 3cx when I place a call

I create an ext with a rule that sends to voice mail when phone is not registred. I also set the ext to send a e-mail when a vmail is received.

I saw nothing about smtp in wireshark.

and please... how the hell do I set the filter to only show SMTP packet... I tried ip.proto == 53 to see dns request and nothing... I remove the filter and I can find dns request...

thanks

 

[Cjay]

For SMTP it's as simple as 'port 25' in the Wireshark capture filter.

 

[Pentangle]

DNS isn't IP Protocol 53, it's a TCP or UDP session on port 53

 

[gonzo__007]

OK, I have been able to do a filter using "SMTP"
I see my trafic in wireshark when sending a mail manually using telnet

but nothing when I leave a voice mail

help !!!
I found the windows smtp service running. so I disable it. because it can cause conflict...
any idea ?

 

[gonzo__007]

please...

 

[Pentangle]

If you're not seeing port 25 traffic coming out of the server then no email session is even being started.

First thing I would try is a backup and reinstall of the software and a check to make sure that port 25 was open.

 

[gonzo__007]

ok, I will backup the config, uninstall 3cx, re install 3cx and restore config.

port 25 is open in my firewall and allowed by my isp. im able to send an e-mail on command line (telnet mail.isp.com 25, helo, mail from:, rcpt to: data....)

I will event try to re-install windows... just to make 100% sure....