Thanks Martin.
Melanie On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 7:10 PM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is a little AOL tidbit. > If you check your SMTP logs, you will see very well why AOL rejected you. > They put very clear reasons in the log file. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melanie Foster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 7:06 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Help with Mail Setup > > Thanks Kurt! That helps alot. I'll be contacting my ISP tomorrow. > Though.....the more reading I do maybe a smarthost setup is the way to > go. > > Melanie > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 6:45 PM, Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> No googling necessary. >> >> Whoever handles the external DNS records for heltonindustries.com will >> do that for you. That's most likely going to be your ISP - what you >> want is a DNS PTR record that says that your public IP address has the >> name of your Exchange server, which will be >> name-of-your-exchange-server.heltonindustries.com. >> >> Once that's done, someone out in the world who does a 'ping -a >> name-of-your-exchange-server.heltonindustries.com' will get back the >> public IP address that your Exchange server sends from.One other thing >> to check on (I haven't, you should) is to make sure that you have a >> valid MX record for your exchange server as well. >> >> Of course, this means that you must have a static public IP address, >> assigned by your ISP. >> >> If you have a dynamic IP address for your Exchange server, you *must* >> use your ISP's mail server as a smarthost. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Melanie Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >>> Ok, getting an rDNS seems like the solution I need. >>> >>> I need to go and do some "googling" now so I can figure out how to do > that. >>> >>> Melanie >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Michael B. Smith >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Either get a rDNS entry or use your ISP as your smarthost for > Exchange. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > >>> > Michael B. Smith >>> > MCSE/Exchange MVP >>> > http://TheEssentialExchange.com >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Melanie Foster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:40 PM >>> > To: NT System Admin Issues >>> > Subject: Help with Mail Setup >>> > >>> > Hi >>> > >>> > I'm a bit green when it comes to certain things and I'm hoping to get >>> > some assistance from the group. >>> > >>> > Setup: >>> > >>> > Exchange server internally >>> > Use POPBeamer to retrieve email from 3rd party server >>> > Send email through our Exchange server thru our ISP's outgoing > servers. >>> > >>> > Problem: >>> > >>> > I'm starting to get more and more mail bounced back, specifically from >>> > AOL. I believe it's due to how we send our email. >>> > >>> > This is the error: >>> > There was a SMTP communication problem with the >>> > recipient's email server. Please contact your system administrator. >>> > <heltonindustries.com #5.5.0 smtp;554-: (DNS:B2) >>> > http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554dnsb2.html> >>> > >>> > >>> > Can I please get suggestions on how to fix? Hosting our own email is >>> > not an option. >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > >>> > Melanie >>> > >>> > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >>> > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >>> > >>> > >>> > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >>> > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >>> > >>> >>> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >>> >> >> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >> > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
