ASorry, new to looking thru these log files, is this what I need?
log files are pretty easy to read, once you know how. you have the type
of process, SMTP for sending, SMTPD for receiving, and the PID, process
ID. just sort out the lines by those criteria, and you have an open book.
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) Trying gateway.net (0)
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) Connect gateway.net [64.12.136.89:25] (1)
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 220-rly-xb02.mx.aol.com ESMTP
mail_relay_in-xb2.5; Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:51:40 -0400
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 220-America Online (AOL) and its affiliated
companies do not
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 220- authorize the use of its proprietary
computers and computer
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 220- networks to accept, transmit, or
distribute unsolicited bulk
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 220 e-mail sent from the internet.
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) >EHLO csjsl.org
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 250-rly-xb02.mx.aol.com
stl-cust-17-ip11.gabrielcom.net
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 250 HELP
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) >MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 250 OK
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) >RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 250 OK
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) >DATA
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 354 START MAIL INPUT, END WITH "." ON A LINE BY
ITSELF
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) >.
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 250 OK
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) rdeliver gateway.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (1)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3960
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) >QUIT
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) 221 SERVICE CLOSING CHANNEL
07:26 09:52 SMTP-(000001DE) finished e:\imail\spool\Q0972e9d.FWD status=1
there, a linear story, start to finish, for a successful delivery.
the "redeliver" line is the key line where Imail says The Deed Is Done.
Len
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