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but when dnsreport tries to connect to your mail server, it fails...and when
I try to, via telnet, it fails...something is clearly not as it should be...

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Susan Conkey [MVP]



"b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:97B23A27-DE19-4954-A464-D0305798F496(a)microsoft.com...
> it is a barracuda device, however we do not filter outbound mail only
> incoming. And incoming mail comes fine even from the domain
> (eastersealsma.org) the one in question.
>
> "Susan" wrote:
>
>> what is the spam blocker? it appears it's not allowing certain
>> connections...
>> --
>> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>>
>>
>>
>> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:02499EDD-5520-49AA-B426-106B425BD105(a)microsoft.com...
>> > that's our mx address and assigned internally to the spam blocker. So
>> > the
>> > mail goes through it. We have a server that has exchange installed.
>> > there
>> > is
>> > no smart host.
>> >
>> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What is this device with this IP address? a server? what's on it?
>> >> is
>> >> it
>> >> your Exchange server, or a smart host, or what? I would say there's
>> >> some
>> >> kind of connectivity issue on it...
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:51D2D4E9-9206-4521-9465-CC46E5A60828(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> > Your recommendations related to the issue?
>> >> >
>> >> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> the IP address...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:AD71C616-7FD7-4AE1-890D-B5226516CC62(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Did you try the Ip or the name?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> I used the only one I saw on dnsreport.com...69.95.215.210
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:47A78697-803D-435E-9B13-8834F17A3360(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> > What problem did you have with ours?
>> >> >> >> > Maybe there is a miss config on the mx which one did you use
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> since I can connect and send a message via telnet to the
>> >> >> >> >> eastersealsma.org
>> >> >> >> >> server, and am having a problem doing that with your server,
>> >> >> >> >> I
>> >> >> >> >> would
>> >> >> >> >> suspect
>> >> >> >> >> the connectivity issue might be on your side...
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> news:4C69CA46-F457-4768-A238-046932310B7B(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> >> >I got a 220 but I did not get a 250
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> I would try sending and email to the people at
>> >> >> >> >> >> eastersealsma.org
>> >> >> >> >> >> via a
>> >> >> >> >> >> telnet session to see if you get any help, there...
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> >> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> >> news:CA0E51A4-2466-45E4-AFD6-7D1A0FCB8FF7(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> >> >> > Yes cowc.org is our domain, and when two of our users
>> >> >> >> >> >> > so
>> >> >> >> >> >> > far
>> >> >> >> >> >> > try
>> >> >> >> >> >> > when
>> >> >> >> >> >> > tried
>> >> >> >> >> >> > to send email to xx(a)eastersealsma.org) we get the NDR
>> >> >> >> >> >> > back,
>> >> >> >> >> >> > when
>> >> >> >> >> >> > I
>> >> >> >> >> >> > tried
>> >> >> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> >> >> > resend the message from the NDR it worked. I don't know
>> >> >> >> >> >> > if
>> >> >> >> >> >> > it
>> >> >> >> >> >> > is
>> >> >> >> >> >> > an
>> >> >> >> >> >> > inter
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> but that's not the eastersealsma.org domain...? which
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> email
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> domain
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> is
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> question? dnsreport.com reports being unable to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> connect
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> mail
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> server
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> for cowc.org - here's the error:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> ERROR: I could not complete a connection to any of your
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> mailservers!
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> mx.cowc.org: Timed out [Last data sent: RCPT TO: ]
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> If this is a timeout problem, note that the DNSreport
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> only
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> waits
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> about
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> 40
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> seconds for responses, so your mail *may* work fine in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> this
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> case
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> but
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> will need to use testing tools specifically designed
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> such
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> situations
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> be certain.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> news:109460F1-3956-4A0B-9EF5-A1F64BC26B0B(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > you may send email to bramo(a)cowc.org
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > "Susan" wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I just looked at dnsreport.com, and see a valid MX
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> record,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> was
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> able
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> to connect to your email server...is everyone
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> getting
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> this?
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> what's
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> valid
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> address there to test?
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "b" <b(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> news:BF716D0B-8A65-417B-90CC-E357B807F71C(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > When folks send email to a user at this business
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > they
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > get
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > following
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > message
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > There was a SMTP communication problem with the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > recipient's
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > email
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > server.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Please contact your system administrator.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > <mail.xx.org #5.5.0 smtp;550 No such
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > domain
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > at
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > this
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > location
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > (xx(a)eastersealsma.org)>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > thanks
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