On 09/09/05, Fred Viles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9 Sep 2005 at 2:46, jonn ah wrote about > "Re: [exim] connection timed out whe": > > | 2005-09-09 12:23:57 1EDaQO-0002rL-I3 ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=dnslookup > | T=remote _smtp: SMTP error from remote mailer after initial > | connection: host mx3.mail.yah oo.com [4.79.181.12]: 553 Mail from > | 203.131.191.27 not allowed - VS99-IP1 deferr ed - see > | help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/defer/defer-02.html (#5.7.1) > | > | I've checked that help and it seems that yahoo thinks my mail server is > | an open-relay server, however, I've tested it against the various > | open-relay tests and my mail server is secure... > > I see two other possibilities. Your ISP has a generic PTR record > corresponding to your IP address: > > 27.191.131.203.in-addr.arpa. PTR adsl-131.191.27.info.com.ph. > > But adsl-131.191.27.info.com.ph does not have a corresponding A > record. Contrary to what the web page says, Yahoo may be rejecting > you for failing a IP->name->same IP test. You'd need to get your ISP > to fix this, either by creating the necessary A for thier generic > name, or preferably by putting your actual hostname on the PTR > record. > > Another possibility, which seems unlikely to me, is that you are > being rejected because 203.131.191.27 is listed in the five-ten > DNSBL: <http://www.five-ten-sg.com/blackhole.php?203.131.191.27>
.. and in BLARS. Peter -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1296 768003 VoIP: sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
