No, it's not checked on either.
It's completing the SMTP VRFY and finding the account on the other server.
It's only after that when it actually tries to send the mail that it fails.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Quentin Baker
Sent: 15 May 2000 21:26
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Virtual hosts and peering
Check and may sure you "do not" have the Disable SMTP VRFY command on the
SMTP Security Tab checked on both servers.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ali Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 3:03 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] Virtual hosts and peering
>
> Not fully understanding what's going on, perhaps somebody can help.
>
> Two servers, the old one, mail.domain.com and the new one,
mail1.domain.com
> Also, one virtual host on each, which is a sub-domain of the real host,
so,
> mail.sub.domain.com and mail1.sub.domain.com
>
> Peering is set so that mail.domain.com has a peer of 10.1.1.2, the IP
> address of mail1.domain.com and mail1.domain.com has a peer of 10.1.1.1,
the
> IP address of mail.domain.com. Peering is also set the same for the
virtual
> hosts - the sub-domains. Hosts file for each server lists the IP address
> and host name (but not virtual host) of the other server.
>
> The DNS record for both points to one public IP address and our firewall
> does NAT to point it solely to the new server, ie mail1.domain.com
receives
> all mail for both hosts and virtual hosts and forwards anything not for
> itself to the old server, mail.domain.com
>
> Works great for the real host but not for the virtual host. Any accounts
on
> mail.sub.domain.com (on the old server) will not get external mail or mail
> from accounts on the new server. Any accounts on mail1.sub.domain.com (on
> the new server) will get both external mail and mail from the old server.
> It works one way and not the other.
>
> When I look at the logs it does the SMTP lookup on the account and sees
that
> it exists but when it actually tries to send the message it's listed as
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] as opposed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess
> because of this, the virtual host accounts will not get through, the
sender
> receives an error saying "Invalid final delivery userid:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]".
>
> Is there a painless way for me to get the new server to send mail to the
old
> virtual host and not the old host?
>
> I know there's gonna be an easy way to do this and I've been missing it
all
> along. Still my head hurts from banging it against the wall so I'm happy
to
> look like an idiot.
>
> Just as an aside, because it is sending to the IP address, if I send mail
to
> a host account but at the virtual host domain name it gets through. ie
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] it will get delivered to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> All suggestions gratefully received.
>
> Ali Port
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