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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Scott Perry
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Weird problem
>Right now, we've got our mail server on the outside of our firewall,
>using a routable IP address and it works fine. However, if I move the
>server to the inside and give it an IP of 192.168.0.x, then it starts
>acting weird. It will send mail out fine, but any mail sent to it,
>unless the mail address specifically says [EMAIL PROTECTED], it
>will reject it.
Let's see:
Possible problems include a DNS problem, firewall problem, or IMail
configuration.
I'd rule out IMail configuration, since it will see "@mail.domain.com"
or "@domain.com" regarless of where the server is (unless the firewall
mucks with the SMTP data).
DNS should be ruled out as well. If the DNS entries allow the mail to
get to the server in front of the firewall, everything is fine (unless
the firewall mucks with the IPs).
Therefore, I'd guess a firewall problem.
You should check to see exactly what is happening. Is remote mail
server connecting to the IMail server? You can check the logs to make
sure. Where is the bounce coming from, IMail or the remote mail server?
The bounce is coming from the Imail server specifically
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I'm not sure it's firewall related because if I point
>a client on the inside directly to that IP (meaning, I'm sending and
>receiving mail directly to/from the mail server and not going through
>the firewall) it still doesn't work.
That would suggest an IMail issue. Do you have "mail.your_domain.com"
set up in IMail as an alias?
Yes, I have that set up as an alias.
You can try telneting to your mail server, and try sending an E-mail
manually to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and
see if IMail reacts different or not. That will also help track down
the problem.
I haven't been able to try this out, I will try it tonight.
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-Scott
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