I've been having intermittent trouble getting mail to Earthlink, and I
think that I have narrowed the problem to a DNS issue; specifically, it
seems that SIMS is sometimes not picking up the MX records.  I've shown
two examples below, which are relatively close in time: the first shows
the failure mode, the second a successful send.  The major difference
that seems to BE a difference is highlighted with "<<============".
(Note that the following is very wide; open your window to the width of
the following line to see the whole thing.)
<---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
09:27:41 4 SMTP [S.0000063892] is enqueued
09:27:41 4 SYSTEM [S.0000063892] submitted
09:27:41 4 SMTP Line 279 created for earthlink.net, [S.0000063892]
09:27:41 4 SYSTEM(SMTP) [S.0000063892] opened, count=1
09:27:41 4 SMTP [S.0000063892] queued to line 279(0/1). 1 routes
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) No relay exists      <<====================
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Looking for earthlink.net
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Connected to [207.217.121.201:25]
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Line: 220-scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net ESMTP 
Exim 3.33 #1 Fri, 06 Dec 2002 09:27:55 -0800\r
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Line: 220-NO UCE.  EarthLink does not 
authorize the use of its computers or network\r
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Line: 220 equipment to deliver, accept, 
transmit, or distribute unsolicited e-mail.\r
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Sending HELO 333southhope.com\r\n
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Line: 250 scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net Hello 
adsl-66-126-98-98.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [66.126.98.98]\r
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Connected
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) [S.0000063892](0): MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Sending MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\r\n
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Line: 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is 
syntactically correct\r
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Sending RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\r\n
09:27:56 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Line: 550 relaying to 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> prohibited by administrator\r
09:27:56 1 SYSTEM(SMTP) [S.0000063892] failed on (earthlink.net)target-address. Error 
Code=-15004
09:27:56 4 SYSTEM [S.0000063892]: Return-Receipt created
09:27:56 2 SYSTEM [S.0000063893] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0+1 
From:NULL@NULL
09:27:56 4 SYSTEM [S.0000063893] submitted
09:27:56 4 SYSTEM(SMTP) [S.0000063892] closed, count=0
09:27:56 2 SYSTEM(POP) [S.0000063893] delivered to (Hartman_Mark)
09:27:56 2 SYSTEM [S.0000063893] deleted
09:28:07 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Sending QUIT\r\n
09:28:07 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Line: 221 scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net 
closing connection\r
09:28:07 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Closing
09:28:07 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Nothing read - stream closed
09:28:07 4 SMTP-279(earthlink.net) Input Stream ended
09:28:07 4 SMTP disposing line 279

09:30:30 4 SMTP [S.0000063895] is enqueued
09:30:30 4 SYSTEM [S.0000063895] submitted
09:30:30 4 SMTP Line 282 created for earthlink.net, [S.0000063895]
09:30:30 4 SYSTEM(SMTP) [S.0000063895] opened, count=1
09:30:30 4 SMTP [S.0000063895] queued to line 282(0/1). 1 routes
09:30:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Got 7 relay(s)      <<====================
09:30:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Looking for mx06.earthlink.net
09:30:52 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Connected to [207.217.120.23:25]
09:31:07 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Input Line: 220 sparrow.mail.pas.earthlink.net 
EL_3_5_17_2 /EL_3_5_17_2  ESMTP EarthLink SMTP Server Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:31:06 -0800 
(PST)\r
09:31:07 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Sending HELO 333southhope.com\r\n
09:31:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Input Line: 250 sparrow.mail.pas.earthlink.net 
Hello 333southhope.com [66.126.98.98], please to meet you\r
09:31:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Connected
09:31:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) [S.0000063895](0): MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
09:31:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Sending MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\r\n
09:31:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Input Line: 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Sender 
ok\r
09:31:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Sending RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\r\n
09:31:30 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Input Line: 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... 
Recipient ok\r
09:31:31 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Sending DATA\r\n
09:31:31 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Input Line: 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line 
by itself\r
09:31:31 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Sending .\r\n
09:31:31 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Input Line: 250 18kmk1jb3NZFjV0 Message accepted 
for delivery\r
09:31:31 2 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) [S.0000063895] sent, 527 bytes
09:31:31 4 SYSTEM(SMTP) [S.0000063895] closed, count=0
09:31:31 2 SYSTEM(SMTP) [S.0000063895] sent to (earthlink.net)target-address
09:31:31 2 SYSTEM [S.0000063895] deleted
09:31:42 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Sending QUIT\r\n
09:31:42 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Nothing read - stream closed
09:31:42 3 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Abort Received, reason=54
09:31:42 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Input Stream ended
09:31:42 4 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Closing
09:31:42 3 SMTP-282(earthlink.net) Reading Failed. Error Code=-3155. Read: 
09:31:42 4 SMTP disposing line 282

Does anyone have any idea how to address this issue?

Thanks in advance
Mark Hartman

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