SIMS log set to 5 for SMTP: 18:21:39 5 SMTP-085() Stream Created 18:21:39 5 SMTP(085) Resolver Created 18:21:39 4 SMTP Line 85 created for alientwister.com, [S.0004456382] 18:21:39 4 SMTP [S.0004456382] queued to line 85(0/1). 1 routes ... 18:21:39 4 SMTP-085(alientwister.com) Got 2 relay(s) 18:21:39 5 SMTP-085(alientwister.com) *Status=7 ... 8:21:39 4 SMTP-085(alientwister.com) Looking for mail.whiterose.org 18:21:39 5 SMTP-085(alientwister.com) *Status=9 ... 18:21:39 5 SMTP-085(alientwister.com) The highest relay is local [216.254.119.142] - looping.
This means that something is making SIMS think that it handles mail for alientwister.com. Here is what I get for alientwister.com
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dig @4.2.2.2 alientwister.com -t MX
; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> @4.2.2.2 alientwister.com -t MX ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 25131 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION: ;alientwister.com. IN MX
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
alientwister.com. 900 IN SOA loki.alientwister.com. sschafer.synergy-ent.com. 2002060725 7200 900 2419200 900
;; Query time: 851 msec
;; SERVER: 4.2.2.2#53(4.2.2.2)
;; WHEN: Sat Apr 3 17:10:42 2004
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 96
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So apparently it has no MX record. I think might be the problem. For comparison, I did yahoo.
/////////////////////////////////////////// dig @4.2.2.2 yahoo.com -t MX
; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> @4.2.2.2 yahoo.com -t MX ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 24912 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION: ;yahoo.com. IN MX
;; ANSWER SECTION: yahoo.com. 1890 IN MX 1 mx1.mail.yahoo.com. yahoo.com. 1890 IN MX 1 mx2.mail.yahoo.com. yahoo.com. 1890 IN MX 5 mx4.mail.yahoo.com.
;; Query time: 709 msec
;; SERVER: 4.2.2.2#53(4.2.2.2)
;; WHEN: Sat Apr 3 17:10:56 2004
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 92
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It has 3 MX records. I think SIMS is just not getting a proper MX returned and is handling that in a weird way. It would be interesting to use a tool like WhatRoute to do a DNS lookup on the MX for alientwister.com on the SIMS machine itself. Maybe there is something different going on with that machine. I do seem to remember that most mail servers will try to deliver to the domain A record if no MX exists. It looks like SIMS is actually seeing itself as an MX for this domain for some reason though.
My first recommendation would be to have alientwister set up an actual MX record though.
Happy Hunting, Kevin
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