Re: Email comes in, but not out
From: Javier Gomez [SBS MVP] (javier_gomez_at_REMOVE.THIS.engineer.com)
Date: 06/13/04
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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:18:26 -0400
The whole point of Frank's excercise it to check out if you have what it
takes to send mail to another domain. If you only check mail.earthlink.com
that doesn't tell us much if you are using DNS (I assume Earthlink is your
ISP). It is possible that your ISP is blocking port 25 to everything except
their mailservers, or maybe you are getting blocked at some ISPs because you
are on a dynamic IP, ect.
So, I suggest you try this:
1) Pick a domain that you can test sending mail to (a yahoo account will do
nicely) and query the SBS' DNS for the MX (mailserver) to see if DNS
resolution is working ok.
2) Telnet 25 to the mailserver on #1 and see if you get a response.
3) Post any NDRs (Non Delivery Reports) that you get when you try to send
mail to that domain.
4) Are you having problems sending to any domain of some domains in
particular?
5) If any of this doesn't give you any ideas... then you might want to try
using a smarthost (i.e. mail.earthlink.com). This article should get you
started:
http://www.sbslinks.com/DNS_Smarthost.htm
If you don't want to use a smarthost for some reason... then we can try
sending mail directly (using telnet) to see if there is something wrong.
Check this post out for the details (do it from the server and switch the
domain names):
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=OpkIQKOOEHA.892%40TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl
-- Javier [SBS MVP] << SBS ROCKS!!! >> "Randall Arnold" <rgarnold@cathartis.com_> wrote in message news:ubUzahQUEHA.2944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >I used earthlink instead (mail.earthlink.net) and was able to connect via > Telnet. > > As far as I know I'm using DNS only; I'm not even familiar with Smarthost. > > I get the feeling that's not much help... but thanks for your assistance! > > Randall Arnold > > "Frank McCallister" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:OEn2ZTQUEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> Hi Randall >> >> Are you using DNS or Smarthost for outbound? If DNS can you Telnet on >> port >> 25? >> From Command prompt type Telnet mail.bellsouth.net 25 and see if you get >> a >> connect. If you haven't received any NDR's Open Exchange System Manager > and >> expand Servers, Your Server and select Queues and see what the status is > in >> Right Pane. >> >> Let us know what you find. >> >> Frank McCallister >> COMPUMAC >> "Randall Arnold" <rgarnold@cathartis.com_> wrote in message >> news:efE3xGQUEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> > I just finished setting up Exchange 2003 on my SBS2003 box. Everything >> went >> > well and after configuring my pop3 connection (earthlink's server) I >> > was >> > able to download mail to the single mailbox I have set up. I have >> > successfully retrieved email bot on the server and on one client. >> However, >> > none of the mail I have sent from either the server or client has > arrived >> at >> > the intended destination. I get no error, no feedback of any kind-- it >> just >> > doesn't arrive. I've tried numerous tests involving 3 separate email >> > accounts and all work fine except for sending from my Exchange server. >> > >> > I'm a novice with Exchange so if something doesn't work I'm almost >> > completely lost. I don't even know where to start troubleshooting! >> > Everything looks like it's supposed to! Only one curiosity to note: I >> > accidentally entered the pop3 server wrong (put .com instead of .net >> > for >> > suffix) and got no errors whatsoever when trying to retrieve mail from >> this >> > invalid address. Seems odd to me, but not sure if it's relevant. I'm >> just >> > surprised to get no feedback. >> > >> > Any ideas? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Randall Arnold >> > >> > >> >> > >
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