External mail server

[labahost]

On a CPanel server, I have one account where mx records are configured to route all the e-mails to external mail server. Everything works great, except when the e-mail is from another account on the same CPanel server, it doesn't reach external mail server, I think it goes to e-mail box on CPanel server.
Is there a way to fix it? (How to send e-mails from the CPanel server to external mail server?)

[NiN]

Remove the domains from your /etc/localdomains

[verdon]

Remove the domains from your /etc/localdomains

... and put it in your /etc/remotedomains

[labahost]

thank you, it worked (but only after exim restart)

[host4all]

We have to do this from time to time and we always do it in the shell. Does someone know if there is a WHM option for this?

[MediaHound]

Bump for you host4all - same question here.
Changing the mx record is something built in to and allowed by cPanel but it causes another problem that the cPanel or at least the WHM should be able to fix.
I have some accounts littered with mail generated by the website on that domain on the server. With third party mail becoming more and more common, such as google apps for your domain, this should be a big priority for the WHM guys to fix / redesign.

Plus it will prevent the bigger headache of lost emails!

[mtindor]

Bump for you host4all - same question here.
Changing the mx record is something built in to and allowed by cPanel but it causes another problem that the cPanel or at least the WHM should be able to fix.
I have some accounts littered with mail generated by the website on that domain on the server. With third party mail becoming more and more common, such as google apps for your domain, this should be a big priority for the WHM guys to fix / redesign.

Plus it will prevent the bigger headache of lost emails!

It's already fixed. If you properly set your MX to a remote MX server now, you'll have the option to still allow the server to accept mail for the domain locally or NOT. Just select not to do so.

If your mail for a domain is done by another MX remote from your server, make sure that the domain is NOT in /etc/localdomains and IS in /etc/remotedomains. Then, when your website on the server sends out mail to an email address within the domain, it will be sent to the remote MX.

Mike

[mtindor]

We have to do this from time to time and we always do it in the shell. Does someone know if there is a WHM option for this?

No, but in the customer's Cpanel it can be done - under 'MX Entry'. Just set the MX to a remote MX and do not checkmark the box that says Always accept mail locally even if the primary mx does not point to this server

This will effectively remove the domain from /etc/localdomains and add it to /etc/remotedomains.

Mike

[MediaHound]

Thanks mtindor, I was unaware this was resolved already.
None of my servers' installations have that option.
I've disabled auto updates and since I did that life on the surface is much better.

[Wonderm00n]

This really isn't working that well...

Example...

- The MX MUST be a FQDN and not an IP
- My client does not have other domain, only "myclientdomain.com"
- A new "mail1.myclientdomain.com" A record to a external IP was created
- MX was setup to "mail1.myclientdomain.com"
- The email still gets delivered on the local server, even if the FQDN on the MX points to an not local IP