I would have to qualify it by saying ok for a while. This is a Band-Aid not a fix!!!!. Find a mail server for their domain you can connect to via telnet and then as Hotmail.com and that IP to your HOSTS (not LMHOSTS) file on the IMail machine. This should work until something changes on their end.
Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 3:13 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] hotmail rejection??? > The hotmail problem is still occurring. I waited because I thought > (erroneously) that the issue would clear itself up(on the hotmail end of > course). Eric S., if I understand you correctly, if I add another host > to my hosts file I should be OK? Are you referring to the LMHOSTS file > or the hosts within imail admin? If you could explain in detail... > > R. Scott Perry here's syslog info (our server is 209.55.118.2): > > 20021203 003612 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) Trying hotmail.com (0) > 20021203 003635 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "65.54.232.7" > 20021203 003658 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.50.71" > 20021203 003709 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D7A00A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4843 > 20021203 003721 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.50.7" > 20021203 003744 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.49.199" > 20021203 003807 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.49.135" > 20021203 003809 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D7C00A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4851 > 20021203 003830 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.49.71" > 20021203 003853 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.49.7" > 20021203 003909 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D7E00A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4856 > 20021203 003916 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.42.7" > 20021203 003939 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.55.7" > 20021203 004002 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.56.199" > 20021203 004010 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D7F00A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4862 > 20021203 004017 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8000A4) [209.55.118.5] connect > 216.39.115.58 port 4529 > 20021203 004017 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8000A4) [216.39.115.58] EHLO > s3058.mb00.net > 20021203 004017 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8000A4) [216.39.115.58] MAIL > From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 20021203 004018 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8000A4) [216.39.115.58] RCPT > To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> NOTIFY=FAILURE > 20021203 004018 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8000A4) [216.39.115.58] > d:\IMAIL\spool\D6df10d8000a4f0a6.SMD 2467 > 20021203 004018 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3724) processing > d:\IMAIL\spool\Q6df10d8000a4f0a6.SMD > 20021203 004018 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3724) ldeliver telesite.org > jose.luis-main (1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2467 > 20021203 004018 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3724) finished > d:\IMAIL\spool\Q6df10d8000a4f0a6.SMD status=1 > 20021203 004025 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.56.135" > 20021203 004048 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.55.135" > 20021203 004110 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8100A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4875 > 20021203 004111 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.55.71" > 20021203 004112 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "65.54.236.7" > 20021203 004112 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) requeuing > d:\IMAIL\spool\Q4a850cd300a49093.SMD R0 T6 > 20021203 004112 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) finished > d:\IMAIL\spool\Q4a850cd300a49093.SMD status=3 > 20021203 004112 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) > d:\IMAIL\spool\Qe82e024b008c6b83.SMD > 20021203 004112 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) processing > d:\IMAIL\spool\Qe82e024b008c6b83.SMD > 20021203 004113 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) Trying hotmail.com (0) > 20021203 004136 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.50.71" > 20021203 004159 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.50.7" > 20021203 004210 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8200A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4904 > 20021203 004222 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.49.199" > 20021203 004245 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.49.135" > 20021203 004308 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.49.71" > 20021203 004310 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8300A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4910 > 20021203 004331 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.49.7" > 20021203 004354 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.42.7" > 20021203 004411 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8400A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4915 > 20021203 004417 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.55.7" > 20021203 004440 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.56.199" > 20021203 004502 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.56.135" > 20021203 004511 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8500A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4921 > 20021203 004525 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "64.4.55.135" > 20021203 004548 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail "64.4.55.71" > 20021203 004550 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "65.54.236.7" > 20021203 004611 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0D8600A4) [209.55.118.2] connect > 209.55.118.2 port 4927 > 20021203 004612 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) MX connect fail > "65.54.232.7" > 20021203 004612 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) Creating message from > Postmaster > 20021203 004612 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) finished > d:\IMAIL\spool\Qe82e024b008c6b83.SMD status=2 > 20021203 004612 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) > d:\IMAIL\spool\Qe846024d008cc953.SMD > 20021203 004612 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) processing > d:\IMAIL\spool\Qe846024d008cc953.SMD > 20021203 004613 127.0.0.1 SMTP (3816) Trying hotmail.com (0) > > J.J. Beatrice, President > Commandline Media, LLC > http://www.commandlinemedia.com/ > 877-306-8777 TF > California > 310-306-8777 T > 310-306-0887 F > Ohio > 440-684-0483 T/F > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Eric Shanbrom > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] hotmail rejection??? > > This is not hotmail rejecting you. You are trying to connect to one of > their > servers that is not answering. They are notorious for this. There is > nothing > to be done on your end except a band aid which is to find an IP there > that > accepts your mail and put it in your hosts file. Keep in mind if they > change > IP's you will need to update your hosts file. As I said this is a > Band-Aid > not a fix > > Eric S > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:10 PM > Subject: [IMail Forum] hotmail rejection??? > > > > > > > > J.J. Beatrice, President > > Commandline Media, LLC > > http://www.commandlinemedia.com/ > > 877-306-8777 TF > > California > > 310-306-8777 T > > 310-306-0887 F > > Ohio > > 440-684-0483 T/F > > > > I am having hotmail reject emails from my domain, and was wondering > why? > > I get an email back failure after 20 attempts. My reverse lookups are > > good, and I am not sure why this might be occurring... > > > > Has anyone out there experienced this? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > J.J. Beatrice, President > > Commandline Media, LLC > > http://www.commandlinemedia.com/ > > 877-306-8777 TF > > California > > 310-306-8777 T > > 310-306-0887 F > > Ohio > > 440-684-0483 T/F > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
