Please stop recommending vultr, they won't unblock port 25 anymore.

[258204]

Just had an exchange with vultr customer support. I explained I was hosting a mail server for my personal use and they said they couldn't unblock port 25 for me, and linked me to their TOS.

[LukeSmithxyz]

Show us screencaps. What else have you used Vultr for? Is there anything irregular about your account?

If they won't unblock 25 for you, you'd be the first failure among thousands.

[258204]

I set up vultr specifically for your guide on setting up a website, mailserver, and git server. That is all (though I haven't finished setting up the git server).

Edit: lol, I missed one and doxed myself. Now you can bask in the html on my domain.

[258204]

Update

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[258204]

I am the first among thousands. :(

Maybe we could get an updated tutorial. Epik and Vultr were good, while they lasted -- but they are no longer going to work.

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[LukeSmithxyz]

Looks like you're talking to a robot. What was in your initial ticket that made it think you were using it for commercial mail?

There is nothing in the terms of service that say they don't do email anymore. It still says they will open up 25 and others.

[258204]

This was the title of the support ticket. The body was the first message in the thread.

[258204]

Looks like you're talking to a robot. What was in your initial ticket that made it think you were using it for commercial mail?

There is nothing in the terms of service that say they don't do email anymore. It still says they will open up 25 and others.

Waiting 4-24 hours for a response makes the bot feel more realistic.

[258204]

The way I diverged from the notes, is that the first VPS I spun up was giving me errors that IVP6 wasn't properly configured, so I deleted it and started a new one.

[lyubomyrk]

I don't understand. Why can't you just use ufw?

By default ufw blocked every port (even ssh!) and I had to use the vulrt terminal window to open up everything I needed.

[LukeSmithxyz]

I might start a new dummy account with Vultr and see if they open the mail ports. They might be getting more stringent about this, but still people follow my tutorials with Vultr still daily with success. (I know because I get a number of "I just set up my email server!" emails) . It seems most likely that this is a fluke.

Have you tried starting a new account and seeing what they do then?

Due to LandChad.net, I will be expanding the VPS providers I maintain. I will say that this script, although I made it for Vultr VPSs that I'm used to, should work on most other providers since Debian installs are all going to be pretty similar.

[258204]

I guess I just got flagged for some reason. Still demonstrates that vultr doesn't really have a "customer/technical support" system.

[258204]

I don't understand. Why can't you just use ufw?

By default ufw blocked every port (even ssh!) and I had to use the vulrt terminal window to open up everything I needed.

I used ufw to enable port 25 and the rest I needed. Vultr restricted 25 on their end.

[lyubomyrk]

I don't understand. Why can't you just use ufw?
By default ufw blocked every port (even ssh!) and I had to use the vulrt terminal window to open up everything I needed.

I used ufw to enable port 25 and the rest I needed. Vultr restricted 25 on their end.

ah forgive my ignorance then please

[258204]

Update, they deleted my account, removed the sign up credit from my account, charged the server time from my deposit before returning it.

ie. Instead of giving me a refund, they withdrew the promotional credit. I had to issue a charge-back.