You _should_ be getting mail from the outside...
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$ host -t mx vivid-eye.com
vivid-eye.com mail is handled (pri=10) by www.vivid-eye.com
$ telnet www.vivid-eye.com 25
Trying 63.224.195.57...
Connected to ns.vivid-eye.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 ns.vivid-eye.com ESMTP
HELO dude
250 ns.vivid-eye.com
MAIL FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
250 ok
RCPT TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
250 ok
RCPT TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1)
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Everything looks OK. The MX accepts mail for that domain, and rejects relaying
otherwise. Where exactly are you testing from?
RC
On Fri, May 12, 2000 at 03:16:37PM -0700, James wrote:
> Chris Johnson wrote:
> :So your host certainly appears to be willing to receive mail for this
> :domain. Are you sure you're talking to 63.224.195.57 (which is what's
> :listed as the MX for vivd-eye.com) when you do this test?
>
> What do you mean am I sure? I'm not being caustic.. just trying to
> understand your question. When I send email from an outside server, I
> believe it is going to that ip address.. how would I know? I simply send
> email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. from there I have no idea how to check if
> it's going to that ip address. How would I check? I'm just guessing that
> since vivid-eye.com is a functioning domain, that the email is going to
> it's correct destination.
>
> James
>
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