My mail server is not able to reach the blacklists provided by default with Version 8. I have set them up and enabled them according to the users guide. However, my email server is behind a firewall and I'm wondering if anyone else had to open a port (ping perhaps?) to allow the services to work.
FYI: sentineltrans.com is active email hosted by psi.net. We are setting up sentineltrans.net in house on Imail. I am forwarding my sentineltrans.com mail to sentineltrans.net to test the Imail server before going live. I realize down at the bottom of the log that psi.net does not have a PTR record for our .com account, but at this point, it's not a hill worth climbing as it will soon be inactive and dealing with them is a bit of a nightmare. Here's a copy of the log... 2003-06-02 11:37:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [38.202.36.27] EHLO hvmta03-stg.us.psimail.psi.net 2003-06-02 11:37:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [38.202.36.27] MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2003-06-02 11:37:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [38.202.36.27] RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ORCPT=RFC822;<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2003-06-02 11:37:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [38.202.36.27] d:\Imail\spool\D6f1d00e203c0d9a0.SMD 26258 2003-06-02 11:37:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) performing antispam checks 2003-06-02 11:37:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: connecting to service (fiveten:*:blackholes.five-ten-sg.com) 2003-06-02 11:37:31 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: retrying service (fiveten:*:blackholes.five-ten-sg.com) 2003-06-02 11:38:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: failed to connect to service (fiveten:*:blackholes.five-ten-sg.com) 2003-06-02 11:38:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: connecting to service (spamhaus:*:sbl.spamhaus.org) 2003-06-02 11:38:31 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: retrying service (spamhaus:*:sbl.spamhaus.org) 2003-06-02 11:39:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: failed to connect to service (spamhaus:*:sbl.spamhaus.org) 2003-06-02 11:39:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: connecting to service (ybl:*:ybl.megacity.org) 2003-06-02 11:39:26 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTP (00000000) Info - Queue manager starting Queue run 150 2003-06-02 11:39:31 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: retrying service (ybl:*:ybl.megacity.org) 2003-06-02 11:40:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: failed to connect to service (ybl:*:ybl.megacity.org) 2003-06-02 11:40:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: connecting to service (SpamCop:*:bl.spamcop.net) 2003-06-02 11:40:31 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: retrying service (SpamCop:*:bl.spamcop.net) 2003-06-02 11:41:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> BLACKLIST: failed to connect to service (SpamCop:*:bl.spamcop.net) 2003-06-02 11:41:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> VALIDATION: (HELO) webmail.sentineltrans.net performing DNS lookup for HELO domain hvmta03-stg.us.psimail.psi.net 2003-06-02 11:42:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> VALIDATION: (HELO) webmail.sentineltrans.net FAILED to receive response from DNS server for HELO domain hvmta03-stg.us.psimail.psi.net 2003-06-02 11:43:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> VALIDATION: (MAIL FROM) webmail.sentineltrans.net FAILED to resolve MX/A record for mail server sentineltrans.com 2003-06-02 11:43:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> VALIDATION: (MAIL FROM) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> user does not exist on remote system 2003-06-02 11:43:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> VALIDATION: (REVDNS) webmail.sentineltrans.net performing reverse dns lookup on address (38.202.36.27) 2003-06-02 11:44:01 Local7.Debug mailserv SMTPD (00E203C0) [00002552] <webmail.sentineltrans.net> VALIDATION: (REVDNS) webmail.sentineltrans.net FAILED to receive reply from DNS server Thanks for your help. ~Amy 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/
