> The fact is that my clients who are using the James mail server are > getting fed up with my explanation that it is hotmail's fault and/or > transient network issues.
I send e-mails to Hotmail constantly without problems. I scanned our james logs, and we have never had this particular problem with Hotmail. None of the examples I posted earlier were related to James. They had the same problem with sendmail, exim, postfix, qmail, etc. Don't take my word for it: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=554+hotmail The 554 is a deliberate rejection of the SMTP transaction from Hotmail, not something coming from James. That rejection is not based upon the James code, but upon either the IP address, a problem with Hotmail, or the content of the transaction. For example, a 554 is often used to reject spam. It would be nice if Hotmail gave you more information related to the 554. Are you aware that your mail server is in at least one spam-blocking DNS RBL? It isn't your fault. You are just collateral damage in a /24 netblock. > the lack of stability when connecting to the outside world is > forcing me to consider switching to another platform. Your experiences are more than atypical, and it is not clear if the instability originates from within James or within the network. > I'm not trying to be a pain, just trying to ascertain whether James is > moving in a direction that will solve my problem, or not. There is new DNS code in James v2.2.0aX, and there is always work to improve stability and reliability. There is nothing that James can do about that 554, but if there is something that we can do about the IP issue, we'd do it. If you can provide examples from your log, that could be helpful. --- Noel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
