Paul, for me it looks like a DNS problem. Resolving "erols.com" gives 216.164.100.159 which is not reachable via SMTP-Port 25. SMTP connect on 207.172.3.245 (port 25) works well. You should check it also from your side. Ruediger Sobeck -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von Paul Sinclair Gesendet am: Samstag, 24. Juli 1999 00:14 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: RE: [IMail Forum] Getting "MX Connect Failed" Errors All of a Sudden Dan, I don't think that I changed anything other than trying to add a new host using an external database for user information. I had some trouble getting the external database host to run and downloaded odbcuser.dll from the Ipswitch site and replaced the existing odbcuser.dll file with it. I don't think that other than this anything was changed. Have not added a firewall or changed the DNS server. The log shows that iMail is properly resolving mail hosts, it just can't connect to them. It gets the "MX Connect Fail" error everytime. I am getting swamped with emails from users. Anyone have any suggestions what to look at/for? Thanks if you have ideas. Paul Sinclair > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Nguyen > Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 2:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Getting "MX Connect Failed" Errors All of a > Sudden > > > Paul, > > Did you make any other changes such as: firewall, DNS server, etc... > > Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Sinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:48 AM > Subject: [IMail Forum] Getting "MX Connect Failed" Errors All of a Sudden > > > >I have been running v5 for months without any problems. > Yesterday all of a > >sudden and for no apparent reason the mail server cannot deliver any > >outgoing mail. Every outgoing mail delivery is now resulting in (for > >example): > > > >07:22 23:51 SMTP-(000001CE) Trying erols.com (0) > >07:22 23:52 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "207.172.3.245" > >07:22 23:53 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "207.172.3.248" > >07:22 23:53 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "207.172.3.241" > >07:22 23:54 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "207.172.3.242" > >07:22 23:55 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "207.172.3.243" > >07:22 23:56 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "207.172.3.244" > >07:22 23:56 SMTP-(000001CE) Stack connect fail "216.164.100.159" > >07:22 23:56 SMTP-(000001CE) Trying mediaone.net (0) > >07:22 23:57 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "24.128.1.118" > >07:22 23:58 SMTP-(000001CE) MX connect fail "24.128.1.114" > > > >The server was delivering fine up until roughly 9:30am yesterday. At that > >time I did a stop/restart of the system when I was trying to set up a > >virtual host that would be based on an external database. I was > having some > >trouble getting an external database host set up and thought I > may need to > >stop/restart. Other than the host that was set up for external database > >users, I did not make any changes in the configuration of the system (at > >least none that I can recall). > > > >Any ideas what might be causing this? > > > >Thanks for your suggestions. > > > >Paul Sinclair > > > > > > > >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >to be removed from this list. > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
