--On 12 June 2006 23:12:20 +0100 Peter McEvoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > a client has installed a goooglebox in his /29 , he's told it to use the > exim box as smtp server, ive told exim to relay for its ip - but all it > seems to do is... > > 2006-06-12 23:09:37 SMTP protocol violation: synchronization error > (input sent without waiting for greeting): rejecte > d connection from H=[84.23.9.218] input="HELO 84.23.9.218\nQUIT\n" > > Lots and lots of that.. So, it looks like the googlebox - whatever that is - is connecting and immediately saying HELO and QUIT. Not much point in that, but it seems you aren't losing inbound mail. Do you force a delay on incoming connections? If so, you should exempt friendly machines. If you don't force a delay, then there's a problem with the googlebox. It should wait for a greeting. > So, is there anything I can do to accomodate it this end, or is the > problem with the googlebox? > > Thanks > > -- > Pete -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex -- ## 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/
