It's not Entourage. The following is copied from today's MacFixit web page:
> TUE: November 20, 2001 > Late-Breakers > > > > Mac.com mail service problems > > Apple's Mac.com email service is once again encountering difficulties. This is > the third major interruption in the last several months. (See previous one and > two.) We have received numerous messages from readers noting undelivered > messages. One reader sent is this item, originally posted on the Apple > Discussions Web site: > > > "Delivery of mail through the Mac.com domain may currently be subjected to > delays. This will affect messages being sent to Mac.com addresses as well as > messages forwarded to other addresses through Mac.com. Mail sent to the > Mac.com domain should not be lost, but the sending server will determine when > the message will be re-queued. If a message is sent to a mac.com address and > it does not go through immediately, the sending server should send an alert to > the originator of the message notifying them that their mail did not go > through on the first attempt but that the server would re-queue the message > for later delivery. This, however, depends on the configuration of the > individual server, so not all sending servers will behave alike. This may > result in delays, but no mail will be lost. We are actively working towards a > resolution and appreciate everyone's patience until it is resolved." > > > Another reader who runs a mail server on his machine confirms that Mac.com > appears to be refusing to accept incoming mail from outside servers. On or near 11/20/01 11:34 AM, Midi Cox at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > Actually, I send through Earthlink too. But all the test messages I sent > myself from the mac.com account have disappeared. Yet my email to this list > goes through and email has gone to my sons in college. > > I have also noticed that the mac.com email is coming in very slowly. Last > night I got an email that was written 12 hours earlier and replied to it. > One of the recipients was the same person who caused the original bounce and > it bounced again, with the first IP number (from Earthlink) being different > in the last two digits and the second IP number (associated with mac.com) > being the same. > > This is the message: > > The original message was received at Tue, 20 Nov 2001 02:13:28 -0500 (EST) > from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.50] > > ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (reason: 553 5.3.0 Mail from 209.235.102.34 rejected,see > http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/enduser.html) > (expanded from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > ... while talking to lamx01.mgw.rr.com.: >>>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <<< 553 5.3.0 Mail from 209.235.102.34 rejected,see > http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/enduser.html > 501 5.6.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data format error > > > Midi > > > > Allen Watson caused electrons to fence in cyberspace with: > >>> >> I've never tried to get a message to send via mac.com's smtp server. I use >> my Earthlink smtp server for my mac.com account. I believe that is how you >> had to do it at the start, and since it works for me I have never bothered >> to change. > -- Add me to Palm/Visor: http://signature.coola.com/?[EMAIL PROTECTED] Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> XNS name: =Allen Watson Applescripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: <http://homepage.mac.com/allenwatson/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
