Outgoing email not reaching destination

Steve Hickel smhickel at CHARTERMI.NET
Thu Oct 23 17:00:28 IST 2003


Well, it turns out that most email is going out, but the one I was testing. Doesn't it always go that way? The one I am testing gave me an error that it was block by the ISP for some reason. Must investigate. Thanks all.

Steve

Steve Hickel <smhickel at chartermi.net> wrote ..
> Thanks all. The problem I see is that I sent some emails from exchange
> (outlook) that are set via the connector in exchange to go to mailscanner.
> The mailscanner box uses dns of the AD Domain controller. The DNS of the
> AD has a forwarder to the internet. The emails I sent to my other email
> addresses were not reaching and as far as I can tell still have not reached
> my other email addresses I use for testing. As such they have disappeared
> or have not been sent yet.
>
> These emails did show up in the mailscanner log as I had posted the results,
> but I do not see the emails in their sent-to accounts, leaving me to believe
> that from the mailscanner to the internet something is wrong. Perhaps it
> is dns or other issue, but am still trying to figure it out.
>
> Steve
>
> Kevin Miller <Kevin_Miller at CI.JUNEAU.AK.US> wrote ..
> > Those are outboune messages, not inbound, so you're not gonna see 'em.
> > In
> > about 5 days they'll end up in your postmaster account as undeliverable.
> > What's happening, I think, is you have your mail server set to reply
> to
> > spammers.  Many spammers use fake email addresses, so your mail server
> > can't
> > deliver the messages that are autosent, because the server at the far
> end
> > is
> > rejecting the connection.
> >
> > It appears you're using webmin.  You can click on the messages and see
> > what
> > they are - if they're all bounced spam, just delete 'em.  (Be careful
> not
> > to
> > delete any legitimate messages!) Then set your configuration to not send
> > bounce notices to spammers.  Set your Spam Action (in MailScanner) so
> that
> > it doesn't include "Bounce" and you won't generate any more.  At least
> > not
> > from bounced spam...
> >
> >
> > ...Kevin
> > -------------------
> > Kevin Miller                Registered Linux User No: 307357
> > CBJ MIS Dept.               Network Systems Administrator, Mail
> > Administrator
> > 155 South Seward Street     ph: (907) 586-0242
> > Juneau, Alaska 99801        fax: (907 586-4500
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Hickel, Stephen [gh372247] [mailto:smhickel at CHARTERMI.NET]
> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:47 PM
> > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > >Subject: Re: Outgoing email not reaching destination
> > >
> > >
> > >This is what was in the mailqueue.
> > >------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >--------------------
> > >
> > >  Even if locked
> > >
> > >Select all  Invert selection
> > >
> > > Mail ID Sent From To Size Status
> > > qfh9HLS7Lg028293 Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:28:07 -0400
> > >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com> lm at 4md301.com 1 kB
> > >Deferred: Connection refused by mail.4md301.com.
> > > qfh9LGjYLg032705 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:45:32 -0400
> > >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com> lm at 4md301.com 1 kB
> > >Deferred: Connection refused by mail.4md301.com.
> > > qfh9LHuELg003191 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:56:11 -0400
> > >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com>
> > >bounce-spfans1-3012622 at email.allpro.com 1 kB Deferred:
> > >Connection refused by floop.juicesflowing.com.
> > > qfh9LHuILg003194 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:56:16 -0400
> > >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com>
> > >bounce-spfans1-3333742 at email.allpro.com 1 kB Deferred:
> > >Connection refused by floop.juicesflowing.com.
> > > qfh9LI4eOp003751 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:07:50 -0400 Mail
> > >Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>
> > ><shirleyK. at FINANCES.COM.BR> 5 kB host map: lookup
> > >(FINANCES.COM.BR): deferred
> > >
> > >
> > >This is all that was in the mail queue
> > >
> > >
> > >Are they stuck in your mailq? What does the mailq command
> > >return?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Hickel, Stephen [gh372247]
> > >[mailto:smhickel at CHARTERMI.NET]
> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:42 PM
> > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > >Subject: Outgoing email not reaching destination
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >I reconfigured my email thanks to some of your advice. I am
> > >now receiving over 2500 emails but when I go to send them I
> > >can see them in the maillog and here is the entry, but I
> > >don't receive them at the other end. Any thoughts?
> > >
> > >Steve
> > >
> > >h9MLhw4L008635: to=shickel at portlandk12.org, delay=00:00:02,
> > >mailer=esmtp, pri=60570, stat=queued
> > >Oct 22 17:44:01 mailscan - Msg h9MLhw4L008635:
> > >to=smhickel at chartermi.net, delay=00:00:02, mailer=esmtp,
> > >pri=60570, stat=queued
> > >
> > >
> > >Oct 22 17:36:13 mailscan - Msg h9MLaC4L008324:
> > >to=smhickel at chartermi.net, delay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp,
> > >pri=30523, stat=queued
> > >Oct 22 17:36:13 mailscan 3863 Msg h9MLaC4L008324:
> > >from=Steve at KoreHiCom.com, size=3863, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> > >msgid=DEC8E8282EF7C541993FEBD36067B39BF37F at serverdl380.korehicom.com,
> > >proto=SMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=serverdl380.korehicom.com
> > >[192.168.1.50]
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks for any help in advance.
> > >
> > >Steve
> > >


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