we have not been using vrfy, just sending and re-routing mail and via both
of those mechanisms, ip addressed mail works fine.
most people have vrfy turned off as it exposes valid userids to an external
party who could query a long list of suspected userids for confirmation
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rjj [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2001 1:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Accepting Mail addressed to an IP address
>
>
> I found if I telnet from a trusted connection behind
> the firewall it will accept the vrfy. However, from
> the outside it will not. I do not understand why but
> something causes it to reject it.
>
> If I add relaying for the outside address sending to
> me (5.7.x.x) then Imail SMTP takes the message but the
> Imail SMTP server then tries to relay the message to
> the destination IP (4.33.x.x) originally addressed and
> it rejects it.
>
>
> --- Baden Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > We did precisely nothing to make this work. Straight
> > out of the box IMail
> > 6.606 with all patches, Win 2K server.
> >
> > I suspect something with regard to your non routable
> > addresses, maybe ???
> >
> > Baden
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rjj [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2001 11:58 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Accepting Mail
> > addressed to an IP address
> > >
> > >
> > > Our testing shows the following error:
> > > 550 not local host [x.x.x.x], not a gateway
> > >
> > > What did you have to configure to get it to accept
> > the
> > > IP address (keep in mind the ip address of our box
> > is
> > > a non routable (192.168.20.x) and the ip address
> > of
> > > the router/firewall we are sending to is on the
> > > outside (4.33.xxx.xxx)
> > >
> > > The firewall/router routes all port 25 traffic to
> > the
> > > internal address.
> > >
> > > Even a direct telnet and issuing of the VRFY
> > command
> > > gives the 550 error.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Robert
> > > --- Baden Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Imail does accept mail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] and
> > > > user@[ip.ip.ip.ip] - we've
> > > > been using user@ip as a migration mechanism.
> > > >
> > > > Most MTA's accept both these days.
> > > >
> > > > Baden
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Scott Perry
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2001 5:31 AM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Accepting Mail
> > > > addressed to an IP address
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I know addressing mail based on IP does not
> > > > follow
> > > > > > RFC, but he will not be giving the address
> > out
> > > > to
> > > > > > anyone (the forwarding account will deal
> > with
> > > > it).
> > > > >
> > > > > Actually, the RFCs *do* allow for mail sent to
> > IP
> > > > addresses....
> > > > >
> > > > > > Is there any way to fool Imail into
> > accepting
> > > > mail at
> > > > > > an ip address (i.e.: [EMAIL PROTECTED])?
> > > > >
> > > > > The proper format would be
> > "user@[4.7.11.132]".
> > > > And I
> > > > > believe mail servers are expected to accept
> > E-mail
> > > > sent via
> > > > > IP. However, I haven't tested this with
> > IMail.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > -Scott
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