The PIX's "smtp fixup" is a foul and evil thing. Disable it, or be prepared for subtle and mysterious mail problems.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Hutchings Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:39 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Exchange Server Response to Telnet I don't know exactly what it does, but it's to do with the PIX's "fixup" option which is AIUI meant to limit what commands can be used and what people can (try to) exploit via SMTP. cheers, Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Michele Cooper > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:37 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange Server Response to Telnet > > > Yes. Why would the PIX interfere with only that message? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Michael > B. Smith > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 10:35 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange Server Response to Telnet > > Looks like a PIX firewall to me. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Michele Cooper > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:33 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Exchange Server Response to Telnet > > We have our Exchange 2003 Server up and running. It sends and receives > email both internally and externally just fine. However, during > testing the SMTP server via telnet, while I am able to send a message, > the initial response to the telnet request is garbled. > > The telnet request is: > > telnet ourserver 25 > > > The response is > > 220*********************************************0****0*0 > **********************200***0*2**0*00 > > After that everything works fine. > > Does anyone have any idea why it does this or if it will > cause a problem > in the future? > > Thanks, > > Michele Cooper > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang =english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang =english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
