Len,
I had a similar sequence a few weeks ago when I was trying to set up one
iMail server as backup for another. I don't know if this fits the situation
you are having or not but thought I would mention it in case this helps.
Say the primary mailserver for a domain is machine1.domain.com and the
backup machine is called machine2.domain.com. The MX records for the domain
show:
IN MX 10 machine1.domain.com
IN MX 20 machine2.domain.com
On machine2, I modified the hosts file with a line like:
1.1.1.1 machine1.domain.com
When mail addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] got sent to machine1 when machine1
was down, it was routed to machine2. machine2 then read the MX records FROM
THE NAME SERVER (not from the hosts file) since the mail was addressed to
domain.com. It immediately tried to send it to machine1. Since machine1 was
down, it then got sent back again to machine2 and machine2 said
(paraphrasing) "I have already seen this once. I'm tired of it. I'm sending
it back as undeliverable."
I realized that the entry in the hosts file had to be:
1.1.1.1 domain.com
When I made this change, it took care of the problem.
I don't know if this is the same problem you are having, but the behavior is
similar.
Paul Sinclair
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Conrad
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 5:48 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [IMail Forum] whoa, what's this?
>
>
> I'm trying to figure out if it's my Imail or my user's Exchange. This
> started happening about 14:00 and is still
> going on.
>
> connect fail, then connect ok, deliver msg, msg rejected because already
> received. huh?
>
> Len
>
> =====================
>
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) Trying domain.com (0)
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) MX connect fail "62.161.87.10"
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) Connect domain.com [62.161.87.73:25] (1)
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 220 X1 NT-ESMTP Server ms1.meiway.com (IMail
> 5.05 5184-1)
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) >EHLO ms1.meiway.com
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250-ms1.meiway.com says hello
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250-SIZE 0
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250-8BITMIME
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250-DSN
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250-ETRN
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250-AUTH=LOGIN
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250 EXPN
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) >MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250 ok
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) >RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 250 ok its for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) >DATA
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 354 ok, send it; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) >.
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) 554 this message has already been here
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) ERR undeliverable 554 this message
> has already
> been here
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) SMTP_DELIV_FAILED
> 12:01 17:13 SMTP-(00000094) >QUIT
>
>
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