From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >here is the entries in the logfile: > >Dec 9 01:06:40 mx1 postfix/smtp[11187]: connect to s5email.usbr.gov[137.= > >77.133.13]: Connection timed out (port 25) > > so there box is too slow to pick up the phone and receive mail, you can't > fix that, unless you set postfix smtp timeouts longer. > > >Dec 9 01:06:41 mx1 postfix/smtp[11187]: B12DD4E7C: to=3D<[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >gov>, relay=3Dd5email.usbr.gov[137.77.5.13], delay=3D60256, = > >status=3Ddeferred (host d5email.usbr.gov[137.77.5.13] said: 421 The = > >requested service is=20 > > here they answer, but say they say "RCPT TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" is not a > service they support :)) > > >I added the gov and mil ok (actually the 1st time it was OK so I changed = > >it to ok)=20 > > that only works for incoming, your problem is their MX is screwed up and/or > slow. your whitelisting can't force them to accept your mail. > > Len
Well, this is what I get trying to telnet from my Postfix box, fwiw.. Why does your output show recipient without the brackets? $ telnet d5email.usbr.gov 25 Trying 137.77.5.13... Connected to d5email.usbr.gov. Escape character is '^]'. 220 ********************************************************* helo test 250 d5email.usbr.gov Hello test (66.23.201.58) mail from:<> 250 sender ok <> rcpt to:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 250 Recipient ok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quit 221 d5email.usbr.gov closing connection Connection closed by foreign host. $
