Re: SMTP - No outgoing mail

From: Frank McCallister (anonymous)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:27:02 -0500

Hi Sarah

It has been awhile and I can't find my case notes. Actually COX was the ISP.
I think Telnet was working but unsure of that. Go into Exchange System
Manager and Expand Servers Protocols and Right Click the Default SMTP
Virtual Server Select Delivery Tab Advanced and Check DNS button. You can
configure DNS there to add a second DNS server to check out my theory (I
think).

Frank
"Sarah" <Sarah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:078A5FFD-7C19-4CCD-A0AF-5750C067F539@microsoft.com...
> This is SBC - wouldn't surprise me, but then would my telnet have worked?
> I
> actually have the server's IP as my primary DNS, then the two SBC servers.
> I
> did not set up this server, so I don't know all the ins and outs of how
> it's
> set up, but looks pretty routine as far as I can tell. I did set up a
> smart
> host but I really would rather get rid of all the internet mail and do
> everything straight through Exchange.
>
> "Frank McCallister" wrote:
>
>> Hi Sarah
>>
>> I don't know if this is your issue or not but I had MS PSS work on this
>> same
>> issue with a client and one of the ISPs DNS servers would not resolve the
>> SMTP outbound. Solution was to set another DNS server as primary. I don't
>> know if I can find the case notes as it was 6 months ago but I will look.
>> The ISP was Bellsouth.
>>
>> Frank McCallister
>> COMPUMAC
>> "Sarah" <Sarah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:491E6F7D-ECDA-4D8B-B273-60B9F8D875DD@microsoft.com...
>> > The SMTP connector is set for anonymous. The error message in the
>> > queue
>> > is
>> > that "the remote server refused the connection." I am sending test
>> > messages
>> > to servers that I set up, so I know that there is nothing on that end
>> > blocking the mail. I've set up a lot of Exchange servers, and I've
>> > never
>> > had
>> > this kind of problem sending out mail... Any other ideas??? Thanks
>> > for
>> > all
>> > your responses.
>> >
>> > "Eriq Neale [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> > From: "=?Utf-8?B?U2FyYWg=?=" <Sarah@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >> >
>> >> > Stuck in the queue. The error message is something to the effect
>> >> > that
>> >> the
>> >> > remote server did not accept the connection (sorry, don't remember
>> >> > the
>> >> exact
>> >> > wording). But I tried a variety of email addresses, and all
>> >> > produced
>> >> > the
>> >> > same result.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm using DNS. I could use SmartHost, and send it all through the
>> >> > ISP's
>> >> > server (don't know for sure that would work either, but I assume it
>> >> would),
>> >> > but I want to make it work "right."
>> >>
>> >> Hello Sarah.
>> >>
>> >> There are a couple of things that could cause this. First, have you
>> >> configured any authentication settings on the SMTP connector? Your
>> >> outbound
>> >> connections should be anonymous, otherwise the receiving mail host
>> >> will
>> >> attempt to authenticate you with the settings you gave and (most
>> >> likely)
>> >> fail. Another is that you're attempting to send messages to a host
>> >> that
>> >> has
>> >> decided not to accept incoming SMTP connections from you for whatever
>> >> reason.
>> >>
>> >> Could you post the specific errors or messages you are getting? That
>> >> will
>> >> help us guide you in the right direction.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> -Eriq
>> >> ----------------------
>> >> Eriq Neale - MCSE 2003, MCSA Messaging, MCP Small and Medium Business
>> >> Microsoft Corporation
>> >>
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