Hey Daniel and Kevin,
Thanks for the responses. I have set this as Relay for anyone and am still NOT
able to connect via TelNet. Therefore I have a problem on my client end. I will look
into it now.
Thanks,
Grant
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:28:14 -0400
>Grant,
>
>With that Relay setting, your email client MUST have its 'return address'
>set to a domain name that IMail 'knows'. If you are worried about the relay
>settings affecting the situation, then set to Anyone, stop/start SMTP
>service and see if you can now send. If that does change the results, then
>issue is Relay settings and Client settings. But you have not shown any
>error message from the client or in the server log, that would indicate this
>is the problem.
>
>What abou the things I and others have suggested? Answers to our questions
>or resuts form a particular test, will help us determine if we are even on
>the right track!
>
>Yes, the Anyone Relay setting will open you to spam, but right now that is
>not likely to be a big problem and you can revert back to your current
>setting (which is not very spam proof anyway!), if the test does not change
>the results.
>
>Daniel Donnelly
>Ipswitch Technical Support
>________________________________________________________
>See our Knowledge Base at http://support.ipswitch.com/kb
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Grant Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "IMail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 1:50 PM
>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Weird Problem Sending Mail!
>
>
>> Dan,
>>
>> I was incorrect. I have this set-up to Relay for Local Hosts Only. My
>ISP is GTE, would this explain the problem? If so, what do I need to do to
>get around this?
>>
>> Grant
>>
>>
>> ||-----Original Message-----
>> ||From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> ||[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Donnelly
>> ||Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:37 AM
>> ||To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> ||Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Weird Problem Sending Mail!
>> ||
>> ||
>> ||Grant,
>> ||
>> ||It is not likely that the CNAME is the cause of the problem as most mail
>> ||servers now handle that. IMail now does, but not sure if that was fixed
>in
>> ||the 4.0 series or later. I think it was by 4.07, but memory fails me
>right
>> ||now.
>> ||
>> ||Try putting your 'local' addresses in the Relay table and see
>> ||what that does
>> ||for you.
>> ||
>> ||>From what I know of DirectPC, yes, it is 'one way' but does it
>> ||not use is a
>> ||modem connection for the other direction? So you end up with a
>> ||normal duplex
>> ||connection, with one way much faster (but may have other delays).
>> ||
>> ||I'd also try the IMail client on the server to send an outside email. If
>> ||that works, then IMail itself and your 'net connection are likely
>> ||to be OK.
>> ||If not then look at logs to see what happened and use telnet as Kevin
>> ||suggested. If OK, then the problem would seem to be the connection
>between
>> ||your client and the server. Use telnet again, from the client machine,
>to
>> ||see if you can connect to the SMTP service of IMail.
>> ||
>> ||Daniel Donnelly
>> ||Ipswitch Technical Support
>> ||________________________________________________________
>> ||See our Knowledge Base at http://support.ipswitch.com/kb
>> ||
>> ||----- Original Message -----
>> ||From: "Grant Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> ||To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> ||Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:37 AM
>> ||Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Weird Problem Sending Mail!
>> ||
>> ||
>> ||> Hello Daniel,
>> ||>
>> ||> Thanks for the reply. We are currently co-located at Cinternet,
>they
>> ||take care of all of our names server stuff. I was unaware that
>> ||they had the
>> ||priority 10 and 15 MX is going to them, but the priority 5 is going to
>our
>> ||server.
>> ||>
>> ||> The error I gave was from MS Outlook 2000. Didn't think it
>> ||would be of
>> ||much help, but wanted to pass it along in case.
>> ||>
>> ||> As for the 'Control Access' I have not done anything with it
>forever!
>> ||I think I actually had this problem all along if I was not using the
>> ||satelite connection via DirecPC. But now that I have quit DirecPC it is
>a
>> ||REAL problem.
>> ||>
>> ||> I just find it confusing that it works when using DirecPC
>> ||when DirecPC
>> ||is only one way and that is in receiving information.
>> ||>
>> ||> I just tried setting it SMTP to Relay ALL Mail and stopped and
>> ||restarted the service. The problem still exists. Could the CNAME and A
>> ||Record problems possibly cuase this?
>> ||>
>> ||> Thanks,
>> ||> Grant Griffith
>> ||>
>> ||> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> ||> From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> ||> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> ||> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:48:24 -0400
>> ||>
>> ||> >Grant,
>> ||> >
>> ||> >Normally, when using 'Relay for Addresses', one would enter all your
>> ||'local'
>> ||> >addresses in the table, to allow those computers on your network, to
>> ||relay
>> ||> >via IMail.
>> ||> >
>> ||> >I just checked DNS and the secondary MX host I find is not IMail, nor
>> ||does
>> ||> >it VRFY your email address. So I'm not sure how you are 'getting' new
>> ||email
>> ||> >to the IMail accounts, if that route is used.
>> ||> >
>> ||> >ei8htlegs.net.
>> ||> > nameserver = NS2.CINTERNET.NET.
>> ||> > nameserver = NS1.CINTERNET.NET.
>> ||> > 5, mail.ei8htlegs.com.
>> ||> > 10, MX.CINTERNET.NET.
>> ||> > 15, MX2.CINTERNET.NET.
>> ||> >
>> ||> >MX.CINTERNET.NET.
>> ||> > 206.112.217.12
>> ||> >
>> ||> >However the highest priority server is IMail and does recognise your
>> ||> >account, so that is good and the most likely route to be used. It
>would
>> ||not
>> ||> >relay an email to me.
>> ||> >
>> ||> >The error you show is not very helpful and I suspect it is from your
>> ||email
>> ||> >client. Are you sure you did not touch the 'Control Access'
>> ||for the SMTP?
>> ||> >That, set incorrectly, can limit who can connect to the SMTP
>> ||service and
>> ||you
>> ||> >might have set it to block all local access rather than accept local
>> ||access.
>> ||> >
>> ||> >I would normally use the full name, mail.ei8htlegs.net, as the
>POP/SMTP
>> ||> >server name. But I see in DNS that this is a CNAME used in the
>> ||MX records
>> ||> >and that is NOT recommended! MX records should always point to
>> ||a hostname
>> ||> >(FGDN) and that hostname (FQDN) should always have an A record. So
>> ||> >ei8htlegs.net should work OK at the clients SMTP/POP3 names.
>> ||> >
>> ||> >Daniel Donnelly
>> ||> >Ipswitch Technical Support
>> ||> >________________________________________________________
>> ||> >See our Knowledge Base at http://support.ipswitch.com/kb
>> ||> >
>> ||> >----- Original Message -----
>> ||> >From: "Grant Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> ||> >To: "IMail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> ||> >Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:12 PM
>> ||> >Subject: [IMail Forum] Weird Problem Sending Mail!
>> ||> >
>> ||> >
>> ||> >> Hello All,
>> ||> >>
>> ||> >> I have been using DirecPC for about a year and I have been able
>to
>> ||> >receive and send mail fine using OutLook 2000.
>> ||> >>
>> ||> >> Well, I am wanting to cancel DirecPC and just go with
>> ||straight modem
>> ||> >connection. However I am not able to send mail all of a sudden. I
>can
>> ||> >receive it fine, but it keeps giving me the following Error Code:
>> ||0x800ccc0e
>> ||> >(Unable to connect to the Server (ei8htlegs.net))!
>> ||> >>
>> ||> >> My server setting are set-up to Relay only mail for local
>> ||addresses
>> ||> >(edit local address table)! My address table is currently empty!
>> ||> >>
>> ||> >> Any help would be great!
>> ||> >>
>> ||> >> --
>> ||> >> Sincerely,
>> ||> >> Grant Griffith, Vice President
>> ||> >> EI8HT LEGS Web Management Co., Inc.
>> ||> >> http://www.ei8htlegs.net
>> ||> >> Bus. Phone: (877) 483-3393
>> ||> >> Cell Phone: (513) 602-2257
>> ||> >>
>> ||> >> http://www.route-one.com - South-Eastern Indiana Website
>> ||> >> http://www.getafreewebsite.com
>> ||> >> --
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