on 6/7/02 3:55 PM, R. Scott Perry wrote:

>> I see the following entries in my log file -
>> 
>> Msg failed HELOBOGUS (Domain engrmail1.engr.psu.edu has no MX/A records.).
>> Msg failed HELOBOGUS (Domain bur05.standardsteel.com has no MX/A records.).
>> Msg failed HELOBOGUS (Domain mail12.w-advertising.com has no MX/A records.).
>> Msg failed HELOBOGUS (Domain smithers.ltdcommodities.com has no MX/A
>> records.).
>> Msg failed HELOBOGUS (Domain bmailrly01.starwave.com has no MX/A records.).
>> 
>> I believe all the domains (psu.edu, standardsteel.com, etc) have MX/A
>> records so I'm not sure what the test is doing.
> 
> This is exactly why the test is so useful.  psu.edu, for example, is a
> perfectly valid domain, and it has an MX record.

Except, at least 3 of those 5 messages are not spam.

> 
> However, the mail server that connected to you said that it was from
> "engrmail1.engr.psu.edu" -- and engrmail1.engr.psu.edu has no MX or A
> records.  So the server that connected to you is claiming to be a host that
> doesn't actually exist.

Well something doesn't seem right.

I see this in my IMail log file -

06:07 16:24 SMTPD(BC3000AE) [12.20.248.130] HELO bur05.standardsteel.com

for the HELOBOGUS log entry in my Declude log mentioned above.

However when I look up that IP address I get

Name:    mail.standardsteel.com
Address:  12.20.248.130

so were does the bur05.standardsteel.com come from?

Thanks,

Greg

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