Didn't this just get 'patched' via 7.12 ?

~Rick

Chris McFarling wrote:

> I haven't seen any more on this the last couple days. Eric S., was the super
> debug log info helpful at all? Is this issue still being looked into or is
> it being written off as an anomoly?
> 
> 
> --
> Chris McFarling |
> 
> 
>>OK this is interesting. Without making any changes from the setup
>>
> described
> 
>>below, things just started working. Here is the log info from 27 minutes
>>later than the log entries below it. Keep in mind that I haven't been able
>>to send to this domain for at least the last day-and-a-half.
>>
>>--snip--
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) C:\IMAIL\spool\Qc85d020200c8f6c2.SMD
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) processing
>>
> C:\IMAIL\spool\Qc85d020200c8f6c2.SMD
> 
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) sender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) recip is <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) [x] looking up callawaygolf.com in HOSTS and
>>
> MX
> 
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) [x] looking up callawaygolf.com in HOSTS and
>>
> MX
> 
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) closed C:\IMAIL\spool\_c85d020200c8f6c2.~MD -
>>
> 1
> 
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) R<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 1
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) [x] doing direct send callawaygolf.com
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) Trying callawaygolf.com (0)
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) [x] delivery to host callawaygolf.com
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) Connect callawaygolf.com [63.166.75.15:25] (1)
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 220 cgusns16.corp.callawaygolf.com Microsoft
>>ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 5.0.2195.2966 ready at  Tue, 30 Jul 2002
>>10:42:55 -0700
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) >EHLO mail.crl.aps.vertisinc.com
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-cgusns16.corp.callawaygolf.com Hello
>>[63.85.233.136]
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-TURN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-ATRN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-SIZE
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-ETRN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-PIPELINING
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-DSN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-8bitmime
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-BINARYMIME
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-CHUNKING
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-VRFY
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-X-EXPS GSSAPI NTLM LOGIN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-X-EXPS=LOGIN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-AUTH GSSAPI NTLM LOGIN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-AUTH=LOGIN
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-X-LINK2STATE
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250-XEXCH50
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250 OK
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) >MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250 2.1.0
>>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>>OK
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) >RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250 2.1.5 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) >DATA
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) >.
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 250 2.6.0
>><09e801c237ec$9c3eb500$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Queued mail for
>>delivery
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) rdeliver callawaygolf.com
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (1) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2947
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) >QUIT
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) 221 2.0.0 cgusns16.corp.callawaygolf.com
>>
> Service
> 
>>closing transmission channel
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) [u] closing socket (u)
>>07:30 10:37 SMTP-(000007F8) finished C:\IMAIL\spool\Qc85d020200c8f6c2.SMD
>>status=1
>>--snip--
>>
>>
>>--
>>Chris McFarling
>>
>>
>>>Right now the SMTP DNS Adress field is set to 63.85.233.135. Originally
>>>
> it
> 
>>>was set to "63.85.233.135 63.85.233.136" (without quotes of course). As
>>>
>>per
>>
>>>you last suggestion I removed the second address. The system TCPIP
>>>
>>settings
>>
>>>are currently pointing to those same two addresses as primary and
>>>
>>secondary
>>
>>>respectively.
>>>Here are the super debugging results from the time I restarted SMTP
>>>
> until
> 
>>>the message is requeued. Although I was trying to keep the destination
>>>domain anonymous, I'll go ahead and leave it in the logs since that may
>>>
> be
> 
>>>required to properly trobleshoot this. My machine is sdumax.
>>>
>>>--snip--
>>>07:30 10:07 SMTPD(00100148) server starting on port 25 of
>>>mail.crl.aps.vertisinc.com
>>>07:30 10:08 SMTPD(0094014E) [63.85.233.136] connect 63.85.233.136 port
>>>
>>1446
>>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTPD(020100C8) [63.85.233.136] connect 63.85.233.136 port
>>>
>>1449
>>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTPD(020200C8) [63.85.233.136] connect 192.168.100.24 port
>>>
>>4380
>>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTPD(020200C8) [192.168.100.24] HELO sdumax
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTPD(020200C8) [192.168.100.24] MAIL FROM:
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTPD(020200C8) [192.168.100.24] RCPT TO:
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTPD(020200C8) [192.168.100.24]
>>>C:\IMAIL\spool\Dc85d020200c8f6c2.SMD 2947
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) [x] Description: WinSock 2.0
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) [x] official name mail.crl.aps.vertisinc.com
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) processing
>>>
>>C:\IMAIL\spool\Qc85d020200c8f6c2.SMD
>>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) sender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) recip is <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) [x] looking up callawaygolf.com in HOSTS and
>>>
>>MX
>>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) [x] looking up callawaygolf.com in HOSTS and
>>>
>>MX
>>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) closed
>>>
> C:\IMAIL\spool\_c85d020200c8f6c2.~MD -
> 
>>1
>>
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) R<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 1
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) [x] doing direct send callawaygolf.com
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) Trying callawaygolf.com (0)
>>>07:30 10:09 SMTP-(00000718) [x] delivery to host callawaygolf.com
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTP-(00000718) MX connect fail "206.118.244.193"
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTP-(00000718) MX connect fail "206.253.195.193"
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTPD(020400C8) [63.85.233.136] connect 63.85.233.136 port
>>>
>>1454
>>
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTP-(00000718) Stack connect fail "63.241.4.210"
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTP-(00000718) R<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 1
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTP-(00000718) R<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 1
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTP-(00000718) requeuing
>>>
> C:\IMAIL\spool\Qc85d020200c8f6c2.SMD
> 
>>>R0 T1
>>>07:30 10:10 SMTP-(00000718) finished
>>>
> C:\IMAIL\spool\Qc85d020200c8f6c2.SMD
> 
>>>status=3
>>>--snip--
>>>--
>>>Chris McFarling
>>>
>>>
>>>>I still think there is a DNS issue here due to the "stack connect
>>>>
> fail"
> 
>>>>message. What is the IP address of the DNS server you are using right
>>>>
>>now?
>>
>>>2
>>>
>>>>more things I would like you to try:
>>>>
>>>>1) if you are not pointing to the DNS you have set up in your TCI/IP
>>>>settings please do that
>>>>
>>>>2) turn on what we call "super" debugging. Open the IMail Client from
>>>>
>>the
>>
>>>>IMail Program group. On the first dialog just click ok. From there go
>>>>
> to
> 
>>>>File>Settings. On this next screen click on the system button. In the
>>>>
>>>lower
>>>
>>>>right check the Verbose and Debug Messages check boxes. Click Apply
>>>>
> then
> 
>>>>exit. Go back into your IMail Administrator make sure debug messages
>>>>
> are
> 
>>>>enabled here and stop/restart the SMTP service. After doing all of
>>>>
> this
> 
>>>>resend the messages to the domain in question. Post the section of the
>>>>
>>log
>>
>>>>+/- 5 min each side of the transaction. Finally reverse the steps
>>>>
> above
> 
>>to
>>
>>>>turn this off as it will make your logs huge
>>>>
>>>>Eric S
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Chris McFarling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 11:37 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail not using MX record preference
>>>>
>>correctly?
>>
>>>>
>>>>>Yes, I do have two addresses in the SMTP DNS address field.
>>>>>
> (separated
> 
>>>by
>>>
>>>>a
>>>>
>>>>>space) I tried your suggestion of using only 1 address, but it did
>>>>>
> not
> 
>>>>make
>>>>
>>>>>any difference. Still get the same sequence of entries in the log.
>>>>>--
>>>>>Chris McFarling
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Chris,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>This sounds like you have multiple addresses in the DNS address
>>>>>>
>>field
>>
>>>in
>>>
>>>>>>your IMail SMTP setup. Is this so? IF yes, try removing one of
>>>>>>
> them
> 
>>>then
>>>
>>>>>>stop/restart the SMTP service. I have seen occasions where
>>>>>>
> multiple
> 
>>>>>>addresses can mess up the parsing of the field for lookups. Let me
>>>>>>
>>now
>>
>>>>>what
>>>>>
>>>>>>happens when you do this. the errors you are seeing typically mean
>>>>>>
> a
> 
>>>>>faulty
>>>>>
>>>>>>DNS response for some reason. The giveaway id the stack connect
>>>>>>
> fail
> 
>>>at
>>>
>>>>>the
>>>>>
>>>>>>end of the sequence. For this to happen IMail would need to get to
>>>>>>
>>the
>>
>>>>>>process of GetHostByName which means it didn't think it got a
>>>>>>
> valid
> 
>>>DNS
>>>
>>>>>>reply so is looking for the example.com from the stack.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Eric S
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "Chris McFarling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 7:10 PM
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail not using MX record preference
>>>>>>
>>>>correctly?
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I am currently experiencing this problem as I write this. Any
>>>>>>>
>>>messages
>>>
>>>>>>>addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] are not being delivered.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The facts:
>>>>>>>-my IMail server uses the following DNS servers for resolution:
>>>>>>>    -Primary: 63.85.xx.135
>>>>>>>    -Secondary: 63.85.xx.136 (which is the IMail server itself)
>>>>>>>    **these setting are applied in both the W2K system settings
>>>>>>>
>>and
>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>>>>IMail SMTP settings
>>>>>>>-Primary DNS server is functioning properly (I control this
>>>>>>>
> server
> 
>>>>too)
>>>>
>>>>>>>-If I look at the DNS cache on primary server for example.com I
>>>>>>>
>>see:
>>
>>>>>>>    MX  [2]  email.example.com
>>>>>>>    MX  [40]  smtpca.example.com
>>>>>>>    MX  [20]  smtpjp.example.com
>>>>>>>    MX  [30]  smtpuk.example.com
>>>>>>>    A  email  63.199.xx.15
>>>>>>>    A  smtpca  209.253.xx.163
>>>>>>>    A  smtpjp  91.211.xx.83
>>>>>>>    A  smtpuk  209.118.xx.163
>>>>>>>    A  example.com  93.241.xx.210
>>>>>>>-If I try to telnet, from the IMail server, to port 25 of each
>>>>>>>
> of
> 
>>>>these
>>>>
>>>>>IP
>>>>>
>>>>>>>addresses, the only one that I can connect to is email
>>>>>>>
>>>(63.199.xx.15)
>>>
>>>>>The
>>>>>
>>>>>>>others apparently are down.
>>>>>>>-When a message gets sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED], the log looks
>>>>>>>
>>>like
>>>
>>>>>>this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--snip--
>>>>>>>07:29 10:22 SMTP-(0000065C) processing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>C:\IMAIL\spool\Q79ea077900ea84dc.SMD
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>07:29 10:22 SMTP-(0000065C) Trying example.com (0)
>>>>>>>07:29 10:23 SMTP-(0000065C) MX connect fail "209.118.xx.163"
>>>>>>>07:29 10:23 SMTP-(0000065C) MX connect fail "209.253.xx.163"
>>>>>>>07:29 10:23 SMTP-(0000065C) Stack connect fail "93.241.xx.210"
>>>>>>>--snip--
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My Observations:
>>>>>>>-IMail apparently isn't trying to connect to the lowest priority
>>>>>>>
>>MX
>>
>>>>>record
>>>>>
>>>>>>>which, in this case, is the only server of the 4 that is
>>>>>>>
>>available.
>>
>>>>>>>-It tries, and fails, to connect to MX priority 30 before MX
>>>>>>>
>>>priority
>>>
>>>>40
>>>>
>>>>>>>which technically would be the correct order. However there are
>>>>>>>
> no
> 
>>>log
>>>
>>>>>>>entires for MX priority 2 or 20.
>>>>>>>-This same thing started happening last week with this same
>>>>>>>
>>domain.
>>
>>>I
>>>
>>>>>>>cleared all example.com entries from the primary server's cache
>>>>>>>
>>and
>>
>>>>that
>>>>
>>>>>>>seemed to temporarily fix the problem. This could be something
>>>>>>>
>>that
>>
>>>>>>develops
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>over time or after a certain time??
>>>>>>>-Is it possible that MX records with a single digit priority
>>>>>>>
>>number
>>
>>>>are
>>>>
>>>>>>>being treated differently by IMail? Just a thought.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Chris McFarling
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>


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