> But an address gets recorded there only when local *delivery* fails, >
not when esmtpd rejects a message because of formal errors (sender 
> domain does not resolve, ...).

> Is it possible that you have some local delivery instructions that 
> terminate unexpected some times? You should look at your local 
> delivery process for that address, I think. Perhaps you can provide 
> som intformation about how this is organized. Something interesting 
> from "courierlocal" in your logs?

OK, my bad. I left out some details. The machine on which the 456 error
comes up has one of the MX records for the recipient domain, but it has
no mailboxes. It forwards the mail to the server which has the mailboxes
via esmtproutes. 

Now here is what I found in the meantime... 

If I do a telnet / smtp test from my PC to the mailbox server all is
fine, mail gets through.

If I do a telnet / smtp test from mx1 (the machine where error 456 comes
up) to the mailbox server all is fine, mail gets through.

If I do a telnet / smtp test from mx1 (the machine where error 456 comes
up) to mx1 (localhost) all is fine, mail gets through to the mailbox
server.

If I do a telnet / smtp test from my PC to the mx1 server I get 456 -
temporarily unavailable.

 This could mean that Courier does not know where to deliver the mail
(as if it does not use esmtproutes), but then the test connecting from
mx1 to mx1 (i. e. the very same courier) should also not succeed.

Still clueless

Dirk Kulmsee






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