Re: No inbound email from external domains -- please help!

Hi Skip:

Was not particularly pointing at you with the comment about disclosing the info needed, but you would be amazed at what gets XXXXX'd out when people request help in this space.

Your dns records look ok. Ok, except for the error that the tool cannot reach your mail server. We already know that. :-)

Your server is not responding to any telnet requests. My guess is that your router took a hit. But it could be the isp. I can't reach your server on port 25 from the internet. From your previous comments, it appears that you can from inside? telnet servername 25 or telnet ipaddress 25 produces a response?

do verify that the router is forwarding all 25 request to the wan facing side of your SBS, and if you can, either replace the router for a test or connect your inet connection to the second nic of your SBS, assuming a two nic configuration. And while unlikely, verify that the wan facing nic and the inside port on the router are still in the same subnet.

There is a web site www.shean.com. It appears to be hosted on the same server and is reachable, so your inet connection is live.

--
Larry


"Skip Shean" <skipshean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OJ1M%23LtxIHA.2292@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SMTP service is running...telnet gets response. Don't know how to tell if it is falling to X400, but looks ok.

Trying to reach comcast to verify ports open, but it's been open for 3 years, so it would be a big surprise if they changed...




"Cliff Galiher" <cgaliher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:914CA157-2885-4DD5-9DEC-96BFD346622A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Inbound *and* outbound is broken?!?!?

1) check and make sure the smtpsvc is running? Telnet to port 25 from inside the LAN to ensure it is responding. I know you said domain emails are working, but maybe it is falling back to x400...

2) Inbound and outbound are usually very separate things in exchange so to have them both failing makes me think it isn't SBS. Check your router. Check with your ISP, did they block traffic on port 25?

-Cliff

"Skip Shean" <skipshean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:48BC8E41-0D26-460B-83EC-8D0537C3A916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SBS2003 SP2.

Been up and workin' fine for literally 2+ years. All of a sudden, no external email is being received, and outbound mail is queuing.

Internal email to and from other domain users works FINE.

I've searched the KB's as hard as I can for anything like this, but really don't know where to begin. Please HELP!





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