>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796) s: s
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796)
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796) SMTP_DELIV_FAILED
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796) >QUIT
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796) s: s
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796) s: s
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796)
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796) requeuing
>D:\IMail\spool\Qd4e024a.SMP R0 T5
>20020219 180118 127.0.0.1       SMTP (2796) finished
>D:\IMail\spool\Qd4e024a.SMP status=3
>
>This server is behind a firewall.
>I experience these errors when I switch between two versions of the firewall.

well, that solves that then, doesn't it?

>The configuration of each version is identical.
>It only happens with the newer version of the firewall.

then run the older version.

>My mail server has two addresses 10.0.0.3 and 10.0.0.4.
>I have one host, email.meridiancg.com, bound to 10.0.0.4.
>My firewall maps 10.0.0.4 to 208.20.231.4 and visa versa.
>My firewall maps 10.0.0.3 to 208.20.231.4 (just in case IMAIL talks on the
>lower address).
>
>External DNS maps email.meridiancg.com to 208.20.231.4 and visa versa.
>Internal DNS maps email.meridiancg.com to 10.0.0.4 and visa versa.
>DNS testing tools report no errors.
>
>The only thing left is to run a packet snifer on each side, and compare
>traffic.

well, we can be pretty sure your firewall is screwing up the SMTP 
traffic.  Is it a PIX?   postfix has to workaround the SMTP bugs in PIX, 
for example.

Len


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