Rita, one other problem you may be having is caused by having a DHCP address from your ISP. You should really have a static IP if you are going to run mail, HTTP, FTP etc. on your server. I forgot to ask that in the beginning
Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:42 PM To: sambar List Member Subject: [sambar] Grr... Paul sympatico.ca is a Canadian ISP and typically a residential provider. All those MX records are not Rita's and that IP address is likely not hers either. Peter -----Original Message----- From: "Paul Alger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "sambar List Member" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:32:38 -0700 Subject: [sambar] Grr... > Rita; > > I had some spare time this morning so I did a bit of snooping.. I know > others are trying to help and I hope I'm not horning in... but > > I looked up the DNS record for sympatico.ca and found this: > > sympatico.ca resolves (DNS "A" record) to IP 206.47.72.104 > I am assuming this is the ip for the box that runs Sambar.. > > I see that (according to your last letter) you have recently changed > your MX > record to point to pop1.sympatico.ca. As of right now, that change > hasn't > been implemented. Sometimes it takes a couple of days to filter thru > the > internet. But as of right now here's what it looks like. > > Looking up the MX record (mail exchange) for sympatico.ca yields this: > > sympatico.ca mx 5 toip1.bellnexxia.net > sympatico.ca mx 5 toip2.bellnexxia.net > sympatico.ca mx 5 toip3.bellnexxia.net > sympatico.ca mx 5 toip4.bellnexxia.net > sympatico.ca mx 5 toip5.bellnexxia.net > > All have a priority of 5?? when I try to ping any of these MX records, > they > do not resolve.. > > So you have 5 mail servers, all with the same priority and none of them > resolve. These MX records make no sense to me. Hopefully we'll see > the new > MX record shortly that will allow the mail server to work. > (pop1.sympatico.ca) > > When I port scan your sambar box (206.47.72.104) I only see 2 ports > open. > they are: > > port 22 (This port has something to do with SSH usually) > port 80 (This is the Sambar HTTP server) > > Your ftp, pop3 and smtp ports are not open as far as I can tell. Can > you > log into the Sambar admin function and verify that the ftp and mail > servers > are turned on? If they are turned on, then either your ISP or your > firewall > is blocking these ports. Are you behind a firewall? If so what type? > > Paul Alger > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Rita Lavoie > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:09 AM > To: sambar List Member > Subject: [sambar] Grr... > > Monsieur Peter, > > DNS Primary = ## > DNS Secondary = ## > > POP3 Server = pop1.sympatico.ca ## has been corrected > > I am still facing the same problem. > > According to Mr Green suggestion, I could verify if port 21 was > available. Actually, it is not. I do not know what is using or > blocking > it. > And I do not know (now) how to verify that. > > I accepted the Mr Green's proposition. But, til now, he has not > manifest > himself. > > Thank you again Mr Peter. > > � bient�t, > > Rita > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "sambar List Member" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 2:51 PM > Subject: [sambar] Grr... > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe please go to http://www.sambar.ch/list/ > > > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.707 / Virus Database: 463 - Release Date: 6/15/2004 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.707 / Virus Database: 463 - Release Date: 6/15/2004 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe please go to http://www.sambar.ch/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe please go to http://www.sambar.ch/list/ ------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe please go to http://www.sambar.ch/list/
