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Service Redirect Failing even if hard coded

Joshua Brixey
I am trying to redirect webmail.site.com to webmail.site.com:2096 which should have happened automatically based on the server settings. However, it does not redirect and I get a cPanel CGI error page with no error code. I have tried using a rewrite .htaccess in public_html and it is completely ignored. The same .htaccess file works fine under the site folder but that doesn't help as that is a subdomain mailserver.site.com. I have tried to check the settings and I am not sure what I am missing. I have tried disabling the builtin service redirect with no success. P.S. The forums captcha needs a lot of work... I had to get one with a number answer before it was accepted even though the answer should have been correct every time (airplanes and automobiles).

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  • Infopro
    P.S. The forums captcha needs a lot of work... I had to get one with a number answer before it was accepted even though the answer should have been correct every time (airplanes and automobiles).

    You only type in the missing letters, not the full word. ;)
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  • Joshua Brixey
    That makes sense now, I didn't see that mentioned anywhere though. Still, need to figure out while the rewrite in .htaccess isn't working though...
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @Joshua Brixey Im not sure I understand what is going on here, cPanel's service subdomains (formerly this was called "Proxy Subdomains") should be handling this already. Pending service subdomains are enabled when you access webmail.domain.tld you should be taken to the webmail UI. There should be no need to add an.htaccess redirect for this. Please see our documentation on this here: Service Subdomains Explanation - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation
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  • Joshua Brixey
    Yes, that was my understanding as well! I believe it was working like that at some point but one of the recent updates seem to have caused it to quit. I checked the settings and it is enabled, I tried to force it by adding the .htaccess rules but still without any success.
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  • Joshua Brixey
    Tired of the "spam" errors that keep me from editing a post... Anyway, I had originally attempted to use the .htaccess rules to redirect all queries to the webmail login as this server is only used for email. However, that never worked for whatever reason... even though the rules and syntax was correct (again, this works on the same server when used on whm url settings).
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @Joshua Brixey
    • You're not able to edit posts as we limit that ability until you've posted a certain number of times - this and other limitations are discussed here:
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  • Joshua Brixey
    Thanks for your reply! The following is the result I got when I ran that code (I first changed the command to --domain=mysite.org). The following is the result, it didn't seem to do anything to fix my problem (was it supposed to do anything?). mysite.org [ADD:A@webdisk:myip, ADD:A@cpanel:myip, ADD:A@cpcalendars:myip, ADD:A@cpcontacts:myip, ADD:A@whm:myip, ADD:A@webmail:myip]
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @Joshua Brixey It looks like it added A records for all of those items including webmail. If you try and look for the A record do you get a response? dig a webmail.yourdomain.tld
    before testing this did you remove any .htaccess redirects that would affect the webmail subdomain? Also is DNS for the domain hosted locally (meaning do your nameservers point to this server)?
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  • Joshua Brixey
    Nameservers are hosted 3rd party as the domain is split across two different servers. The webmail subdomain is setup to point to this server. I double checked and the dig command did get the correct result (from the 3rd party nameservers) I renamed the .htaccess files and still have the same issues.
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @Joshua Brixey It sounds like the A record for webmail isn't functioning properly in that case - if you ping it do you get a response? If you'd like at this point I'd like to see if you can you please open a ticket using the link in my signature? Once open please reply with the Ticket ID here so that we can update this thread with the resolution once the ticket is resolved. This way we can look at the actual domains and see what the DNS configuration is. Thanks!
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  • Joshua Brixey
    The webmail subdomain is pingable and the correct server responds. I think the issue is caused by cpanel assuming that the entire domain is/should be hosted on that server when in actuality it is not (only mail services are hosted there).
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @Joshua Brixey Though it is sort of that issue, it should still be able to function if the webmail. subdomain points to the server and the proxy subdomains are enabled.
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  • Joshua Brixey
    Just reporting back. I did get someone and it helped to work through some of the possibilities, however, the root issue with the URL rewrite was still a problem. Rather than continue working with it as this time, I went ahead and used a different subdomain where I was allowed to use URL rewrite as it was not a system reserved subdomain. It's not perfect but I will settle for it.
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