This is probably a firewall issue. If you have another pc on your network, can you connect to it from that?
If so, then it's probably either: router (port forwarding/firewall?) or your ISP - A lot of isps will block mail servers. Some isps will open it up for your ip if you ask nicely, and only do so if it's not set up as an open relay. Do you have a static IP, or dynamic? If dynamic then definitely use the dyndns name for the mx record. Otherwise, you could use either - but the isp one wouldn't require the dyndns at all. Another issue that you probably will come across: If you host a mail server on an adsl/other consumer line, then you will probably get bounced emails from people who use block lists- eg. my pipex adsl line is listed in some of the dns-block-lists as it's dynamic adsl. You can overcome this by using your providers mail sever as a gateway. Daniel. > -----Original Message----- > From: Davide Frigerio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 March 2005 14:02 > To: James Users List > Subject: Re: Cannot receive email in my james server (I can send ok) > > > Juan, > you need to see the log file for details. > > Davide Frigerio. > > > > Juan Jose Costello Levien wrote: > > >Clive, > > > >Hmm, I opened Ok. > >I can telnet locally. > >I am going to test it on a cybercafé, and then I tell > >you. > > > >Thank you very much. > > > >Juan > > > > > >--- Clive Tonge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Juan, > >> > >>Can you telnet into James on your own computer? > >>I will assume that you can. > >>Open port 25 on your firewall. If it isn't open SMTP > >>won't work. > >> > >>I did try to telnet to your server without success. > >> > >>Clive > >> > >>Juan Jose Costello Levien wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Clive, > >>> > >>>Thanks for your answer. > >>>My hostname is jcostello.ath.cx. > >>> > >>>(ath.cx is from DynDNS). > >>> > >>>I am not sure if someone can ping my machine, > >>> > >>> > >>because > >> > >> > >>>I have a firewall and I dont know which port is for > >>>ping. > >>>I opened port 7 and nothing. > >>>But the telnet connection is working, so you can > >>> > >>> > >>try: > >> > >> > >>>telnet jcostello.ath.cx 25 > >>>and should work. > >>> > >>>Yes, I remember I saw a trick for the problem. > >>>Well, lets continue reading. > >>> > >>>Thanks. > >>> > >>>Juan > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________ > >250MB gratis, Antivirus y Antispam > >Correo Yahoo!, el mejor correo web del mundo > >http://correo.yahoo.com.ar > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Davide Ing. Frigerio > Wise-Lab S.r.l. > c/o Polo Regionale di Como - Politecnico di Milano > P.le Gerbetto, 6 - 22100 Como (Italy) > Tel: +39 031 332 7362 - Fax: +39 031 332 7321 > Email: davide.frigerio/at/wise-lab.it > Web: http://www.wise-lab.it - http://www.wisemodel.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Leggi l'informativa in base all'art.13 del D.lgs. 30 giugno 2003, > 196 sul trattamento > dei dati personali da parte di Wise-Lab: > http://www.wise-lab.it/info_privacy.htm > > ***** > Scarica il nuovo web browser FireFox, l'alternativa SICURA ad > Internet Explorer: Get Firefox! > <http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=28607&t=1> > ***** > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]