Thanks to all,
i have added the domains to my hosts file and the mail are all delivered.
Heinrich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Problems with mail delivery
>
> >Connected to abc.def.com.
> >Escape character is '^]'.
> >421 SMTP service not available, closing transmission channel
> >Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> 4xx is general category "transient condition, try later". That's not
> your pb, it's theirs.
>
> >The recipient has other mail exchanger, which work without problems, but
> >IMAIL does not use these, our server tries to connect the primary mail
> >server of the recipient.
>
> Of course, that's RFC behavior.
>
>
> >We are using IMAIL 6.06. Is there anything i can do
>
> Tell them to fix the primary MX
>
> >that our server connects to the secondary mail-servers of the
> >recipient? Have i missed
> >something in the manual?
>
> DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION:
>
> I assume you run your own DNS. If not, forget it.
>
> Add this client's zone to your DNS, making/faking your DNS
> authoritative for that zone.
>
> Duplicate all the records for that zone from the "real" DNS to yours,
> EXCEPT the MX records. Use all their MX records, BUt put their
> second MX as first, and their first MX as second.
>
> When Imail asks your DNS for the MX for that domain, your "fake"
> authoritative server will answer with the backup as the primary MX
> and Imail will send the mail to their backup MX.
>
> bitte
>
> Len
>
>
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