That is correct. Unfortunately, I have not found a solution to this one yet. I may have to bring up a different e-mail server to solve it. -----Original Message----- From: BSarton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:16 AM Subject: Re: Unusal DNS Resolution ? Issue
>I think that Rich said that he could successfully telnet a message to the >other domain... >interesting case. >Benoit > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 7:55 PM >Subject: Re: Unusal DNS Resolution ? Issue > > >| I may have missed part of this thread, but have you tried telnet-ing from >the actual IMS >| server to the domain in question on port 25 (using his mail IP and domain >name)? With that >| you could see if anything weird is sent back from his side and then also, >if the test fails, >| the other admin could immediately check his log files to see what his >system did not like >| about the session. Again, I'm sorry if I'm repeating stuff that has >already been mentioned >| here. >| >| >| >| Rich Warren wrote: >| >| > Thank you for the thoughts, but no luck yet. See below. >| > -----Original Message----- >| > From: BSarton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >| > Date: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:47 AM >| > Subject: Re: Unusal DNS Resolution ? Issue >| > >| > >Did you try to nslookup domain2.com throught all their names servers >(the ns >| > >list in their whois) ? >| > >+ through the 2 name servers in your networks configuration ? >| > >| > Yes. In all cases, domain2.com responds with the IP of their >www server. >| > mail.domain2.com responds with the IP of their mail >server >| > The actual MX record points to their mail firewall >server. >| > >| > >Has domain2.com ever be a local domain for your own server, in the past >? >| > >| > No. And they are not listed in the antirelay file as a local >domain. I would hate >| > to have to do that. >| > >| > >Did you try to send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? ( assuming >| > >mail.domain2.com is their MX) >| > >| > Yes. I have tried [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (this is >| > the one listed in MX), [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED] None >| > of these work. They all just get stuck and wait their 54 tries and then >come back and say >| > "cannot resolve". If I send mail to a domain that does not have a DNS >entry, it also >| > comes back "cannot resolve", but it does so Immediately! It does not >wait the 54 tries. >| > Also, he has a personal mail server on this domain, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] When I >| > send mail to that one, it works immediately! >| > This would seem to say that IMS is not doing something that >his e-mail >| > firewall wants, but I do not know what that is, and he does not know >what that is either. >| > The problem is that other mail servers can get through with no problem. >| > >| > >Benoit >| > > >| > > >| > > >| > >----- Original Message ----- >| > >From: "Rich Warren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| > >To: <[email protected]> >| > >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 5:12 AM >| > >Subject: Unusal DNS Resolution ? Issue >| > > >| > > >| > >| Hello, >| > >| I am working with an administrator from another domain to find >why our >| > >domain >| > >| (hocking.net) cannot send e-mail his (domain2.com). Messages sent >from >| > >our domain are >| > >| returned with the message "Cannot resolve domain2.com" Yet: >| > >| ==> nslookup shows a valid entry for their mail exchanger pointing >to >| > >their mail >| > >| firewall >| > >| ==> mail.domain2.com and smtp.domain2.com point to their mail >server >| > >| ==> Using basic mail commands from a telnet session initiated from >a >| > >router on our >| > >| network to their mail firewall, successfully sends a message to their >| > >domain. Here is the >| > >| router session: >| > >| mail from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > >| 250 Ok >| > >| rcpt 2 >| > >| 501 Syntax: RCPT TO: <address> >| > >| rcpt to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > >| 250 Ok >| > >| data >| > >| 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF> >| > >| subject: test >| > >| Test >| > >| . >| > >| 250 Ok: queued as 1B765D003790 >| > >| Also, we can receive from his domain just fine. >| > >| He does have a front end mail receiver of some sort that is >| > >| Does anyone have any idea why IMS will not send mail to >| > >domain2 or where we >| > >| can start to look? >| > >| Thanks. >| > >| Rich >| > >| [EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > >| >| > >| >| > >| This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. >| > >| To unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > >| >| > >| Delivered by Rockliffe MailSite >| > >| http://www.rockliffe.com/mailsite >| > >| Rock Solid Software (tm) >| > >| >| > > >| > >This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. >| > > To unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > > >| > > Delivered by Rockliffe MailSite >| > > http://www.rockliffe.com/mailsite >| > > Rock Solid Software (tm) >| > > >| > >| > This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. >| > To unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > >| > Delivered by Rockliffe MailSite >| > http://www.rockliffe.com/mailsite >| > Rock Solid Software (tm) >| >| This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. >| To unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| >| Delivered by Rockliffe MailSite >| http://www.rockliffe.com/mailsite >| Rock Solid Software (tm) >| > >This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. > To unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Delivered by Rockliffe MailSite > http://www.rockliffe.com/mailsite > Rock Solid Software (tm) > This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. 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