Is there any way i can tell my mail server to not to deny that IP? Can i
change the configuration not to check for relay?

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 2:48 AM, Jeremiah Bess <[email protected]>wrote:

> This is because your internet address does not reverse map to the DNS
> domain you are sending from. You need to set your external DNS to use your
> NATed address, or use a dynamic DNS hosting service like dnydns or
> no-ip.com.
>
> Basically, when you go to iptools.com and do a MX lookup for
> yourdomain.com, it should show the internet address of your ISP modem.
> Additionally, your IP should reverse map to yourdomain.com.
>
> Jeremiah E. Bess
> Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 12:10, Jibz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have setup a mail server on CentOS 5
>>
>>
>> sendmail-8.13
>>
>> I'm able to sent and receive mails from yahoo and gmail.
>> I've another microsoft exchange server on the same network. Mails sent
>> from that server to my mail server gets bounced.
>>
>> I got this error in /var/log/mail
>>
>> *May 30 22:11:24 myhostname sendmail[31981]: n4UGfO5L031981:
>> ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=<[email protected]>, relay=
>> mx1.exchangeserver.com[public IP of exchange server] (may be forged),
>> reject=550 5.7.1 <[email protected]>... Relaying denied. IP name
>> possibly forged [public IP of exchange server]
>>
>> May 30 22:11:24 myhostname sendmail[31981]: n4UGfO5L031981:
>> from=<usern...@exchangeserver>, size=0, class=0, nrcpts=0, proto=SMTP,
>> daemon=MTA, relay=mx1.exchangeserver.com [public IP of exchange server]
>> (may be forged)*
>>
>> As the exchange server is in my network if you do a lookup for the domain
>> name of that server you will get the local IP only.
>>
>> So i changed the entry of my /etc/hosts file
>>
>> and added
>>
>> <PUBLIC IP>  <exchangeserver.com>
>>
>> Now still the mails bounces but a different error
>>
>> *May 30 22:42:10 myhostname sendmail[32645]: n4UHCASl032645:
>> ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=<[email protected]>,
>> relay=mail.exchangeserverom [public IP of exchange server], reject=550 5.7.1
>> <[email protected]>... Relaying denied
>>
>>
>> May 30 22:42:10 myhostname sendmail[32645]: n4UHCASl032645:
>> from=<usern...@exchangeserver>, size=0, class=0, nrcpts=0, proto=SMTP,
>> daemon=MTA, relay=mail.exchangeserver[public IP of exchange server]*
>>
>> Please help me out!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> >
>


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