Zanga Chimombo wrote: > dear list, > > as of yesterday, users are unable to send email outside our domain > (admarc.co.mw) e.g. yahoo, gmail etc. after some trawling around the > web i tried the following: > > exim -d [email protected] > > the output of which includes: > [... > mx1.mail.eu.yahoo.com [77.238.177.9] status = unusable > ... > mx2.mail.eu.yahoo.com [77.238.184.241] status = unusable > ...] > > the second time i tried, i got: > [... > mx2.mail.eu.yahoo.com has no address and is unusable - skipping > ... > mx1.mail.eu.yahoo.com [77.238.177.9] status = usable > ... > Connecting to mx1.mail.eu.yahoo.com [77.238.177.9]:25 ... failed: > Connection timed out (timeout=5m) > ...] > > any pointers as to where i can look next? should i contact my ISP and > find out if other customers are having similar problems? > > z. >
First problem seesm to be with your domain registration and publication. - presuming you are using 'admarc.co.mw' and have not obfuscated: It does not seem to be in any resolvers visible from either Hong Kong or Dulles, Virginia - both pretty well-connected areas. Nor does the <domain>.<tld> issuing authority for the <.mw> tld respond to a 'whois' (or even grant a connection). You will need, at the very least: - a valid and globally-published <domain>.<tld> - a fixed-IP on which to receive smtp traffic. Good isea to have a fixed-IP from which to send. They may be the same. Or not. = a globally-published PTR RR associating (each of) said IP with the <domain>.<tld> - a globally-published 'A' RR (at least), and better yet, an MX RR IOW - until you get the DNS and such proper and visible, you look like a zombified WinBox, and will not find many MTA that will even allow you to cennect. If, OTOH, you have obfuscated the 'admarc.co.mw' part ..... all you need is a pile of warm sand and a wooden tamper. Lube optional. Bill -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
