Bud,
As far as I have ever seen, any IP that IMail uses, can accept email for any
other defined domain or for a 'Store and Forward' site.
As for dmpmortgage.com, you do need the IP for the remote host, in the Relay
for Address table, along with the HOSTS file entry, per Len.
The loop is caused by the fact that the primary mail server is not
responding, IMail will then try the IP for the 'domain name', which is also
IMail, which answers and accepts. With the correct data in HOSTS, this would
not happen. IMail will see that IP (from HOSTS) and only try to deliver to
the external host IP, not itself (not using DNS data). BTW, this domain
should have a secondary MX record, that points to IMail on the primary IP,
although the current configuration does provide that, in an unusual stroke
of coincidence (or plain luck).
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] What's an SMD file?
> On 1/1/01, Len Conrad penned:
> >This "hosting1" host is sending from 216.242.16.196 (with this
> >DevMailer thingy) to mail.tropicalwebcreations.net also at ip
> >216.242.16.196. Then there is nice little mail loop.
> >
> >Since at Imail at .196 recognizes the "RCPT TO:
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" as a local mail host, maybe it doesn't
> >bother with .193.
> >
> >Daniel is going to have explain how Imail reacts with the an a msg
> >arrives at an Imail box on .196 instead of the host's official MX ip
> >of .193. I have feeling that Imail accepts all mail for any of it
> >virtual hosts on any ip it arrives at on the Imail box.
> >
> >Do the logs show that the msg is delivered to "info"?
>
> Well, here is a section of the log for the SMD files that are
> remaining behind. It goes on this loop several times. See the 2nd
> line. That is the IP address of his mail server. It looks as though
> after it can't connect to him, it tries to send it to dmpmortgage.com
> in my Imail. But I don't have an account set up for him, so it tries
> it again, same thing about 6 times.
>
> So, it looks as though his mail server is down a bunch. Is there
> anything I can do to assure that it will be queued for later when
> that happens? I also found a couple invalid user messages where it
> looks like it tried to deliver to mail.tropicalwebcreations.net.
>
> We've done tests just sending mail to him and he gets them on his
> mail server... at least when it's up.
>
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) Trying dmpmortgage.com (0)
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) MX connect fail "208.57.63.146"
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) Connect dmpmortgage.com [216.242.16.197:25]
(2)
> 12:26 01:31 SMTPD(200A004C) [216.242.16.197] connect 216.242.16.196 port
3819
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 220 X1 NT-ESMTP Server
> mail.tropicalwebcreations.net (IMail 6.05 5163-1)
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) >EHLO mail.tropicalwebcreations.net
> 12:26 01:31 SMTPD(200A004C) [216.242.16.196] EHLO
mail.tropicalwebcreations.net
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250-mail.tropicalwebcreations.net says hello
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250-SIZE 0
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250-8BITMIME
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250-DSN
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250-ETRN
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250-AUTH LOGIN
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250-AUTH=LOGIN
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250 EXPN
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) >MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250 ok
> 12:26 01:31 SMTPD(200A004C) [216.242.16.196] MAIL
FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) >RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:26 01:31 SMTPD(200A004C) [216.242.16.196] RCPT
To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250 ok its for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) >DATA
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 354 ok, send it; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) >.
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) 250 Message queued
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) rdeliver dmpmortgage.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (1) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2021
> 12:26 01:31 SMTP-(000001B4) >QUIT
> --
>
> Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations
>
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