Note that relays are specifically mentioned in 2821. In the discussion of relaying the bottom line is that a relay is not expected to do much of anything at all, though it _should_ do xyz and _may_ do abc.
What he should be testing on is the return of the NDR. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schwartz, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:57 AM Subject: RE: ORB UK - cross post - long > Chris, > > Thanks. > I've found the configuration error. Our firewall was acting as a store and > forward device. Mail that was delivered there was sent to the mail servers > which had a listing of acceptable domains. That's where we were rejecting > domains not for us. Thanks for the clue in. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Scharff [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:15 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: ORB UK - cross post - long > > > > I tested between the time you posted and the time I replied... and between > > the time you replied and the time this reply was sent. What I did is > > included below. At no point did I receive an error message and yet no > > attempt was made at mail delivery either. > > > > To even entertain the possiblity your mail server might be RFC compliant, > > in > > the latter test case below I should have received an NDR at some point, > > and > > I have not. > > > > 220 Unauthorized access prohibited. > > 250 Hello bv.com, pleased to meet you > > 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Sender ok > > 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Recipient ok > > 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself > > 250 Ok > > > > 250 Rset state > > 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender ok > > 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Recipient ok > > 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself > > 250 Ok > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Schwartz, Jim > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Sent: 12/4/2001 8:15 AM > > Subject: RE: ORB UK - cross post - long > > > > Chris, > > > > When did you test and what did you do? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
