I think you were replying to someone else and thought it was me!
Tim Durkin
P.O. Box 131
Little Elm, TX, 75068
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Donnelly
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 8:40 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Unknown User (Was Bcc:)
Tim,
So it was just a figment of my imagination! Better that than you being
upset.
Take care,
Daniel Donnelly
________________________________________________________
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 4:18 PM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Unknown User (Was Bcc:)
> Wait, I didn't type that reply.
>
> I am not upset about anything and appreciate everyone's help so far.
>
> Tim Durkin
> P.O. Box 131
> Little Elm, TX, 75068
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Donnelly
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 2:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Unknown User (Was Bcc:)
>
> Tim,
>
> Sorry, I did not mean to upset you! (maybe I mis-read the tone of your
> reply?) I was just trying to help you understand the IMail processes. Once
> we eliminate these possibilities (we both are sure of the configuration)
> then we can look at other possible causes.
>
> HOSTS file is \winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (no extension). Inclusion
> there could make IMail think it is 'local'.
>
> Check of DNS for that domain reveals:
> gmcofa.com.
> nameserver = N2.gmcofa.com.
> nameserver = NS.gmcofa.com.
> 192.168.0.4
> 192.168.0.2
> 63.144.218.218
> 63.144.218.220
> 10, 63.144.218.219.
>
> I'm afraid that MX record is not good (although you say it is correct, I
do
> have to differ on that). An IP in an MX record is not valid according to
RFC
> and IMail cannot deliver to a domain with an IP in the MX.
>
> You could 'get around' that by putting the correct entry in the HOSTS
file,
> then IMail (and NT!) won't have to look in DNS. Of course, the real
solution
> is to let the domain owner know of his 'mistake' and have him correct it.
>
> See, once one has enough info, solutions are not far away! Of course,
> getting the needed info is always the time consuming part. Although this
one
> only took 2 replies. Not bad, really.
>
> Daniel Donnelly
> ________________________________________________________
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 3:07 PM
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum]Unknown User (Was Bcc:)
>
>
> > Well I don't know why it would think it is local because it is not a
> domain
> > that it has ever had or used.
> >
> > I am not sure where the hosts file is supposed to be but I assure you
that
> > domain is not listed ANYWHERE for any reason on this IMAIL system or
> server
> > and it never has been.
> >
> > The DNS lookup on that domain "gmcofa.com" shows to be correct and I can
> > email it from any other source but no part of my imail server will talk
to
> > that mail server for some very strange reason.
> >
> > Tim Durkin
> > P.O. Box 131
> > Little Elm, TX, 75068
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Donnelly
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 1:26 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum]Unknown User (Was Bcc:)
> >
> > Tim,
> >
> > If IMail thinks the domain is local (one of the defined domains or
> aliases),
> > then it won't try outside. So that means that the problem domain is
> > somewhere in the configuration of your system. Note that this could
> include
> > the HOSTS file!
> >
> > The Relay settings determine what domains IMail will accept email for,
> too.
> > With Anyone, IMail will accept _all_ email and try to deliver it, even
> > though it may not be able to (for any number of reasons, DNS most
likely,
> > see below for my guess!). The other settings will cause IMail to
> > 'authenticate' a user, before accepting his email. Anything other
setting
> > than Anyone, will cause IMail to only acccept email for local
> domains/users.
> >
> > Some domains won't 'accept' your email, especially if you are an 'Open
> > Relay' (which you are with the Anyone setting). So, maybe the problem is
> not
> > IMail, but your being in a list of 'spammers' and the receiving server
> using
> > that list as those from which it won't accept email. They could go as
far
> as
> > to refuse the connection from your server.
> >
> > Another possibility for mail not being accepted by the remote, is that
you
> > do not have a PTR record for your mail server. That would give an error
> > message in the log with something like 'Domain must resolve' in it.
> >
> > Daniel Donnelly
> > ________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 1:38 PM
> > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Bcc:
> >
> >
> > > Has anyone had an issue where IMAIL won't send mail to a particular
> domain
> > > no matter what the settings are? My server says "unknown user" but it
> > never
> > > attempts to contact the remote mail server and for some reason only
> checks
> > > locally. I have had this issue in the past on different occasions.
> > >
> > > Keep in mind this has nothing to do with relay settings as it is set
to
> > > "relay for anyone" and still does this!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim Durkin
> > > P.O. Box 131
> > > Little Elm, TX, 75068
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert J.
Fehn
> > Sr.
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 12:04 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Bcc:
> > >
> > > Thanks, I figured as much but, you never know....
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 12:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Bcc:
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Does anyone know of a way to block the usage of the Blind Carbon
> > > > > Copy in Imail?
> > > >
> > > > IMail doesn't have a way to do that.
> > > >
> > > > What you are looking to do would be quite difficult. It is
impossible
> > for
> > > > the mail server to know that the BCC exists until after the whole
> E-mail
> > > is
> > > > sent. Although it receives the Bcc address during the SMTP
> transaction,
> > > it
> > > > doesn't know (or care) if the address it is sent is a To:, Cc:, or
> Bcc:
> > > (the
> > > > SMTP protocol doesn't have a way of specifying it). You would also
> have
> > > to
> > > > check to see if the recipient was local vs. remote, as I'm guessing
> > you're
> > > > only looking to disable Bcc:'s either for incoming mail only or
> outgoing
> > > > mail only.
> > > > -Scott
> > > >
> > > > Declude: Anti-spam and Anti-virus solutions for IMail.
> > > > http://www.declude.com
> > > >
> > > >
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