>I found this on the log0306.txt file... >20020306 004008 127.0.0.1 SMTP (804) Trying hotmail.com (0) >20020306 004044 127.0.0.1 SMTP (804) Stack connect fail "64.4.43.7" >20020306 004105 127.0.0.1 SMTP (804) Stack connect fail "64.4.44.7" >20020306 004126 127.0.0.1 SMTP (804) Stack connect fail "64.4.45.7" >20020306 004147 127.0.0.1 SMTP (804) Stack connect fail "64.4.52.7" >20020306 004208 127.0.0.1 SMTP (804) Stack connect fail "64.4.53.7" >20020306 004229 127.0.0.1 SMTP (804) Stack connect fail "64.4.54.7"
well, your mail server is calling an ip that isn't in the MX's here: # dig hotmail.com mx ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> hotmail.com mx ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 14, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 7 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; hotmail.com, type = MX, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx06.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx07.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx08.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx09.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx10.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx11.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx12.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx13.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx14.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx15.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx01.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx02.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx04.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 4m56s IN MX 5 mx05.hotmail.com. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: hotmail.com. 1d5h54m52s IN NS NS1.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 1d5h54m52s IN NS NS3.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 1d5h54m52s IN NS NS2.hotmail.com. hotmail.com. 1d5h54m52s IN NS NS4.hotmail.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: mx06.hotmail.com. 4m56s IN A 64.4.55.7 mx07.hotmail.com. 4m56s IN A 64.4.42.7 mx08.hotmail.com. 4m56s IN A 64.4.49.7 mx09.hotmail.com. 4m56s IN A 64.4.49.71 mx10.hotmail.com. 4m56s IN A 64.4.49.135 mx11.hotmail.com. 4m56s IN A 64.4.49.199 mx05.hotmail.com. 4m56s IN A 64.4.56.199 and it's still broken: # telnet 64.4.43.7 25 Trying 64.4.43.7... ... no response. It's a hotmail ip: gw1# dig -x 64.4.43.7 ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; 7.43.4.64.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: 7.43.4.64.in-addr.arpa. 58m37s IN PTR lc1.law13.hotmail.com. try sending again. and watch your logs. Len Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
