I am also getting the same MX and unable to ping, etc, for Hotmail, among others. Are you using a firewall of any type? We have 2 sites that are set up with IMail and both are using Watchguard firewalls. Both locations are having the same issue.
Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Schreiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:59 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] MX Connect Fail > Nope - it is several different domains. Some are known e-mail addresses > that have never given us a problem before and being rejected due to MX > connect failure. For example the acshome.com domain that was in my > snippet example. It is really weird and appears to have started after I > implemented the rules.ima that was shared. I have even re-booted the > server just to be on safe side - but appears to continue. Thanks. > > -Don S. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Rick Leske > > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:49 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] MX Connect Fail > > > > Don Schreiner wrote: > > > > > Suddenly, our queue is stacking up with undeliverable mails (few > hundred > > > overnight). Below is a snippet of log file which is typical showing > MX > > > connect fail or Stack Connect fail. Ran DNS report on some of the > domain > > > names trying to be delivered and apparently showing that no reverse > DNS > > > on all that I checked. I did implement some of the rules.ima Chris > and > > > Rick shared but do not see anything in there that would be causing > this. > > > Help as our server now timing out often! Thanks. > > > > > > Don S. > > > > > > > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(000006EC) Trying acshome.com (0) > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) Stack connect fail "68.1.17.7" > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) requeuing e:\IMAIL\spool\Q646906c.SMP R0 > T16 > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) finished e:\IMAIL\spool\Q646906c.SMP > > > status=3 > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) e:\IMAIL\spool\Q66829e8.GWP > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) processing e:\IMAIL\spool\Q66829e8.GWP > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) e:\IMAIL\spool\Q67830c0.SMP > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) processing e:\IMAIL\spool\Q67830c0.SMP > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000308) Trying hotmail.com (0) > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(000005B4) MX connect fail "64.4.55.71" > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(0000058C) MX connect fail "64.4.56.135" > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(00000790) Stack connect fail "64.12.187.25" > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTP-(0000015C) MX connect fail "66.218.66.208" > > > 05:20 07:22 SMTPD(144E006C) [192.168.100.172] connect > 192.168.100.172 > > > port 2458 > > > > > > > > > Don, > > > > is this just an issue with hotmail? i've done a few tracert to these > > ip's and don't get 'any' response.. > > > > ~Rick > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. > > > > > > 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/ > > > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > ---------- > > [This e-mail scanned by CompBiz for Viruses. http://www.CompBiz.Net] > > > > 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/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > 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/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
