OK, just to clarify. Both of these domains are hosted on the same server
correct? Does mail from one to AOL get through while the other does not?
(i.e. does it appear to be a domain thing or a server thing)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mellott, Bill
> Posted At: Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:03 AM
> Posted To: swynk
> Conversation: Exch being bounced by say AOL - bad-No PTR?
> Subject: RE: Exch being bounced by say AOL - bad-No PTR?
> 
> Thanks for pulling my chain Chris
> It's been a bad computer week I needed a laugh
> 
> I agree AOL is bad for e-mail..throw Hotmail, Yahoo and the rest in as
far
> as I am concerned
> But the reality is many people use it
> And these guy's are sending to many people at these addresses
> 
> Sorry I obfuscated the domain names
> Andy asked for the real ones
> 
> Kahnandstark.com and ctmediate.com
> Yup Lawyer..Yup divoce lawyers...
> My wife works there...thus if she asks I answer...honey do...
> 
> Thanks
> bill
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Chris
> Scharff
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:57 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: Exch being bounced by say AOL - bad-No PTR?
> 
> > Now the ISP has been nice enough to point the MX records for these
> domains
> > to the server at IP A.B.C.D
> 
> There's your problem. IP addresses need to be numeric, not alphabetic.
> The server address should look something like 242.245.236.64 not
> CAT.DOG.HORSE.COW, unless you're using IPv6, in which case your IP
address
> appears to be invalid.
> 
> > Now a rev DNS at say dnstuff.com on @myco.com reveals indeed the PTR
> is
> > there for myco.com
> 
> Agreed:
> myco.com        MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = avmx.atgi.net
> myco.com        MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = mail.myco.com
> 26.194.174.216.in-addr.arpa     name = avmx.atgi.net
> 26.194.174.216.in-addr.arpa     name = avmx.atgi.net
> 
> > BUT a rev DNS on yourco.com revels the PTR to the ISP
> 
> Which one is the ISP?
> yourco.com      MX preference = 10, mail exchanger =
> tinysmtp2.timeinc.com
> yourco.com      MX preference = 20, mail exchanger =
nycmx1.timeinc.com
> yourco.com      MX preference = 20, mail exchanger =
nycmx2.timeinc.com
> yourco.com      MX preference = 30, mail exchanger =
> tmpmailws01.timeinc.com
> yourco.com      MX preference = 40, mail exchanger =
> lonmailws01.timeinc.com
> yourco.com      MX preference = 10, mail exchanger =
> tinysmtp1.timeinc.com
> 
> 242.245.236.64.in-addr.arpa     name = tinysmtp2.timeinc.com
> 
> > One User has yourco.com as their reply default so....
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >  now this suser Jabne sends an e-mail to a friend at AOL..now AOL
does
> a
> > rev
> > lookup for spam right?...
> 
> Maybe?
> 
> > So the e-mail bounces back with the stuff from AOL indictae you may
> not
> > relay thru..bad
> 
> Dude AOL sucks, that's a horrible error message. I'm putting them on
my
> RBL
> until they fix that.
> 
> > Am I correct is assuming that the reason it is being bounced back is
> > because AOL can not rev look up YOURCO.com because the ISP has NOT
put
> > in the
> PTR
> > for yourco.com? To point back to the server at A.B.C.D
> 
> Some domains do a PTR lookup for various things. The Mx record for
> yourco.com need not be a yourco.com domain. As the results above
indicate,
> at least one of the Mx records for yourco.com has a valid PTR, forgive
me
> for not checking them all, but I'm pressed for time.
> Regardless it is typically the sending IP which needs a valid PTR and
the
> address provided is invalid, so further troubleshooting is not
currently
> possible.




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