It doesn't hurt to hit my head with a hammer. Therefore I will continue.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Pochedley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:34 PM Subject: RE: Network Error During Host Resolution > Kevin, > > Explain this one then.. Email going to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No MX record > for hofferflow.com, but they do have an A record (12.4.104.2)... They're > using their TLD as the mail exchanger but I'm still getting "Network Error > durig host resloution" messages... > > I can telnet to hofferflow.com port 25 and get Exchange's ESMTP > greeting...... > > ??? > > JoeP > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:17 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Network Error During Host Resolution > > > Read what I wrote. It explains you problem. You have to use your top > level domain name it you don't have an MX record. > > --Kevinm M, WLKMMAS, UCC+WCA, And Beyond > Did I just say that out loud? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joe Pochedley > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:12 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Network Error During Host Resolution > > > Roger, > > If it's MailGuard that's causing the problem, why do emails to > durr-usa.com seem to go through OK, but not the ones to de.durr-usa.com? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto: > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:36 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Network Error During Host Resolution > > > Hmmm... The tlot pickens.. > > bash-2.04$ telnet de.durr-usa.com 25 > Trying 65.43.129.25... > Connected to de.durr-usa.com. > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 ***************************************************2**0*0 ***** > > > Tell their admins to change their PIX configuration to include: No fixup > protocol smtp 25 > > Their PIX is running MaulGuard (oops, Mailguard), which has known issues > with some ESMTP mailers (funny enough, Exchange is one of them). Its all > over the CISCO support pages. > > Alternately, set your IMC to only use SMTP rather than ESMTP for that > domain. I'd suggest, since they're being less than nice about it, you > tell them their firewall is screwed up. Its more fun that way... > > I can't find the Cisco article about it, but those *** are indicative, > IIRC. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Peregrine Systems > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joe Pochedley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:11 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Network Error During Host Resolution > > > > > > I know there's no MX record (I stated that in my original > > post). According to the RFC for SMTP (forget the number > > right now), if there's no MX record but there is an A record > > (which there is) then the SMTP server should use the A record > > as an MX record and attempt delivery to the address > > referenced in the A record. > > > > I tried telling the folks at the remote company that they > > should haven an MX record for their subdomain, but got the > > "Nobody else is having a problem so we're not going to do > > anything about it." type response. > > > > Re: To the person who asked about telnet testing... I tried > > Telnet testing and get a 220 connect message from > > de.durr-usa.com, but when a send a HELO command, I never get > > a 250 response back. Again, according to the folks at the > > remote end, "Nobody else is having a problem..." > > > > Thanks....... Still looking...... > > > > Joe Pochedley > > "I like deadlines," > > cartoonist Scott Adams once said. > > "I especially like the whooshing > > sound they make as they fly by." > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick Field [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:56 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Network Error During Host Resolution > > > > > > There does not appear to be a MX record for de.durr-usa.com > > Perhaps this is your problem. > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joe Pochedley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 13 March 2002 16:40 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Network Error During Host Resolution > > > > Kind ladies and gentlemen of the list. I am sending this > > message again in hopes that someone will be able to help me. > > I'm not intending to spam the list, just looking for some > > assistance. I've heard from a few people off list that > > they've also experienced similar problems, but none of them > > have / had a solution and were hoping that I had found > > something with yesterday's inquiry....... > > > > If anyone out there can help, or at least give me another > > direction to explore I would greatly appreciate it. (I know > > about MS PSS and it is my final option, but I'd rather not go > > there). > > > > My Exchange Server is v5.5 SP4 > > > > Problem is as follows: > > > > -Begin Quoted Error Message- > > > > Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients. > > > > Subject: RE: Durr Industries > > Sent: 3/10/02 1:11 PM > > > > The following recipient(s) could not be reached: > > > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' on 3/12/02 1:01 PM > > The recipient name is not recognized > > The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=US;a= > > ;p=namfg;l=SEQUOYAH-020310181103Z-71 > > MSEXCH:IMS:namfg:cleveland:SEQUOYAH 3499 > > (000B09AA) network error during host resolution > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 3/12/02 1:01 PM > > The recipient name is not recognized > > The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=US;a= > > ;p=namfg;l=SEQUOYAH-020310181103Z-71 > > MSEXCH:IMS:namfg:cleveland:SEQUOYAH 3499 > > (000B09AA) network error during host resolution > > > > -End Quoted Error Message- > > > > I'm getting this error when trying to send to > > de.durr-usa.com, and have in the past had this error on a few > > other addresses, but the message has always eventually gone > > through in the past. This time though, I can't get anything > > to go through to de.durr-usa.com. Supposedly, we have been > > able to send to these recipients in the past, but it's only > > been in the past two months that there have been any problems > > that the end user has complained about... No changes have > > been made to our Exchange Server or DNS servers for at least > > the past 4-6 months. > > > > I am able to look up de.durr-usa.com using the same DNS > > server that the exchange server is using, so it's not that > > the DNS server can't resolve the host name... I looked up > > durr-usa.com's DNS records and there is no MX record for the > > sub domain 'de' but there is an A record, so theoretically > > the Exchange SMTP service should use the A record in place of > > the MX record, correct? > > > > I am at a loss. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Joe Pochedley > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
