Dr. Jones: "Raptors...why did it have to be raptors? "
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kastner, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:21 PM
Subject: RE: Strange IMC Issue
> I actually figured this out.
>
> Even though I was re-directing the traffic thru the firewall, I didn't
> realize that the Raptor rules associated with the internal server had SMTP
> domain restrictions set (I thought it was just on the IMC themselves).
Once
> I added the domain to the Raptor rule everything worked as I originally
> expected.
>
> Thanks for the assistance guys.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebMeister
>
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> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 3:08 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Strange IMC Issue
>
> I used to/still have a Raptor 6 and 6.5 firewall. You must have multiple
> redirect IPs to redirect it to multiple servers behind it. Raptor still
> proxies it right? Typically Raptor is just set to pass it back to one SMTP
> server, Exchange or otherwise, which will then relay it to your other
> servers. I have several domains I just pass to one server. I just then
> relay it or accept it as inbound.
>
> If they are in the same site, which would be the best since they use the
> MTA, the MTA will pass it anyway right no matter which IMC accepted it,
> right? I have done this and it works.
>
> If this is not happening then I would set both servers to accept all the
> domains you need - or - make sure both are in the same site and delete the
> IMC on one and make sure all the domains are listed on the others routing
> tab as inbound. If you are using the address space tab then have you
looked
> at your costs? You might just be using the Routing tab, which is what I
> would do and leave the address space tab alone totally.
>
> Make sure everyone is in the same site and that you have the IMC and cost
> set properly and make sure the cost is set to ORG and not site or server.
>
> Are you doing anything with the connected sites tab? You do not have any
> residuals left over from them being two seperate sites? Have you looked
at
> using your connected sites tab when they were two seperate sites?
>
> When you remove an IMC it still leaves files behind. Is your gwart
corrupt?
> I would run straight telnet to the IMC in question rather than relying on
> the logs.
> Look at Raptors log files. It will also give you good info on the SMTP.
> Just filter by "smtpd" and see what Raptor tells you.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kastner, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:00 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: Strange IMC Issue
>
>
> I didn't see this get posted to the group, so I am re-posting:
>
> I have a really strange IMC issue that I am hopeful someone here can shed
> some light on.
>
> Our company routes mail for multiple domain names. In our corporate office
> we have 2 Exchange servers each in their own site. Our corporate server
> (Exch 5.5 Sp4) hosts mail for 3 domain names, and the other (Exch 5.5 Sp3)
> hosts a single domain name. The external DNS records for all our domain
> names point to virtual hosts on our Raptor firewall which re-directs the
> mail into the appropriate Exchange server. The IMCs on both servers have
> routing restrictions to only accept the appropriate e-mail addresses.
>
> What I am trying to accomplish is to collapse the single domain server
into
> the larger corporate server. However, the corporate server is un-willing
to
> accept the domain's e-mail even though it's been added to the routing
list.
> It bounces with a 550 Domain Invalid message.
>
> If I turn on logging on the IMC I see the following:
>
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : A connection was accepted from
firewall.company.com.
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : <<< IO: |HELO firewall.company.com
> |
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : <<< HELO firewall.company.com
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : >>> 250 OK
>
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : <<< IO: |MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> |
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : <<< MAIL FROM:< [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : >>> 250 OK - mail from < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : <<< IO: |RSET
> |
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : <<< RSET
> 8/26/2001 4:26:02 PM : >>> 250 OK - Reset
>
> 8/26/2001 4:26:03 PM : <<< IO: |QUIT
> |
> 8/26/2001 4:26:03 PM : <<< QUIT
> 8/26/2001 4:26:03 PM : >>> 221 closing connection
>
> I do not have hotmail on a restricted list, and this process works just
fine
> if I point the firewall back to the original Exchange server. I have moved
> the 2nd Exchange server into the same site as the corporate server, as
well
> as deleted and re-created the IMC on the corporate server, all with no
> effect.
>
> I am completely at a loss as to why this server will not accept this one
> domain name. Any insights any one has, or ideas as to where else to look
for
> clues would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Bill Kastner
> Network Administrator
> RAND Worldwide
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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