Wise,
Going back to the original error, see the number 10060, well that is a
Winsock error number, meaning 'Connection timed out'. So, this means that
the client waited some time, but could not establish the connection. Could
be the clients timeout setting is too short (or server was too busy to
answer in the alloted time) or anything that might have kept the connection
(DNS, TCPIP, modem) from being completed.
Anyway, if this error occured when one was trying to 'send' a message, it
may or may not have something to do with the Relay setting. If that were the
only thing changed, then I might say it is server related. But now you say
the settings probably were not correct (or unchanged from what they were
before the test), and with that info, I would say it is not the server, but
client or connection related.
All this means to me, is that your test was not valid. Best to make sure the
client is not having this problem, now, then re-run the test with the
changed SMTP settings.
As for new questions:
> Should I check the box for "REFUSE <> NULL SENDER" in SMTP security?
No. This will keep 'postmaster' and other bounce related messages from
reaching the proper destination.
> Does this help to close the relay hole problem?
No, no effect on that at all.
> I can setup an account for you to test. but -- now i'm still using RELAY
for ANYONE option since RELAY for addresses FAILED during the testing....
Set up the account! Let the person know your settings and run a test, change
the settings and test again. This will tell you exactly how it is working!
If you wish to 'inactivate' the account, you can (Account Access Disabled
checkbox), so it can only be used at particular times, which you control.
Daniel Donnelly
Ipswitch Technical Support
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wise Choi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Error encountered -- Relay for Addresses
> I really don't know if the RELAY FOR ADDRESSES is working or not.
> Coz before I change the option, I forgot to press APPLY. So after I went
to do my testing, although it asked me for the password, I am not sure if it
is working or not since when I look at IMail Administrator again, the option
went back to RELAY FOR ANYONE. I don't know during I do the testing, whether
it is working, or if Netscape just ask for password whenever you try to send
email out.
> Later (after I change it back to RELAY FOR ADDRESSES and make sure I press
APPLY and restart the SMTP service) I did have a volunteer who sent mail
using netscape and it prompted for password.
> I have no idea why OE uses SSL. I don't know if there is something wrong
in the settings....
> The disable SMTP AUTH reporting is UNCHECKED even when I'm just using
> RELAY For ANYONE option.
> Should I check the box for "REFUSE <> NULL SENDER" in SMTP security?
> Does this help to close the relay hole problem?
> I can setup an account for you to test. but -- now i'm still using RELAY
for ANYONE option since RELAY for addresses FAILED during the testing....
> Thank you for your help!
>
> Wise
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 08:26:21 +0200
>
> >
> >>I did testing tonight to see if "Relay for Addresses" option is working
> >>properly.
> >>I asked several people to test it for me by using a different ISP to
> >>dialup and check/send their email through Outlook Express and Netscape
> >>Mail Messenger.
> >>It went OK with Netscape Mail Messenger.
> >
> >ie, they could relay mail through you after SMTP AUTH?
> >
> >>However, in Outlook Express, it gives an error message:
> >>"The connection to the server has failed. Account mail.bsu.net server
> >>mail.bsu.net(our mail domain) Protoco; SMTP Port 25 Secure SSL no socket
> >>error 10060. Error # OX8OOCOE."
> >>What's wrong???
> >
> >SSL?? Why is OE using SSL?? to do SMTP/POP3 ?
> >
> >>In IMail Administrator, under SMTP Security, I uncheck the "disable SMTP
> >>AUTH reporting" (actually this isn't even checked when we are just using
> >>"RELAY FOR ANYONE" option. The disable SMTP VRFY command box is checked
though.
> >
> >>Please help! I don't know what's wrong...
> >
> >It's probably nothing wrong in Imail, but in our dear old poisoned gift
> >from MS, Outlook Express.
> >
> >Can you set up an account for me and I will check it with my Eudora Pro
> >with logging on? Email me privately an accout name and password
> >
> >You see to have checked SMTP AUTH, since you're not reporting it in the
> >"250" messages:
> >
> ># telnet mail.bsu.net 25
> >Trying 206.207.93.102...
> >Connected to mail.bsu.net.
> >Escape character is '^]'.
> >220 X1 NT-ESMTP Server mail.bsu.net (IMail 6.03 979-1)
> >ehlo sv.meiway.com
> >250-mail.bsu.net says hello
> >250-SIZE 0
> >250-8BITMIME
> >250-DSN
> >250-ETRN
> >250-AUTH LOGIN
> >250-AUTH=LOGIN
> >250 EXPN
> >AUTH CRAM-MD5
> >334 PDE2MDYyLjE4MTQ3MDMxQHBheWV0dGU+
> >qfqsdfsfqsflmqsjfqmklfj
> >500 failed authentication
> >quit
> >221 Goodbye
> >Connection closed by foreign host.
> >#
> >
> >Len
> >
> >
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