I added the entry to the HOSTS file. It didn't work -- UNITIL I cleared the DNS cache.
I guess that Imail looks to its DNS cache first. Thank you. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Send Error 10054 ?? > > >I can't telnet to port 25 on one of their servers, but I can on the other > >two. > > > >They have 3 mail servers listed in the MX record. > > > >2 with a preference of 5 and one with a preference of 15. > > > >Is there any way I can "force" Imail to use a particular mail server for > >this domain ? > > In this case, you can add a line such as "192.0.2.25 example.com" to your > HOSTS file (usually found at \winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts). IMail > then will send to 192.0.2.25 for any E-mail that is sent to @example.com. > > >Would clearing - or turning off the DNS cache on the Queue Manager tab > >possibly help ?? > > It might. But, the same problem could occur again. It sounds like when > the DNS cache is cleared (hopefully based on the TTL of the MX record), > IMail has a 50% chance of reaching that bad IP. When that happens, it will > be stuck, since it sounds like they are answering but immediately > disconnecting (which isn't RFC-compliant, so IMail assumes the mailserver > is running but something unusual happened, and tries the same server again). > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > > 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/ > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] 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/
