OK looks like the hosts entry did the trick, though I much prefer to NOT have to have it. I did an e-mail test on DNSstuff.com (thank you Scott) and from the info obtained there I was able to put this in the host file:
205.158.62.41 techie.com The result was the following log snipet. 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) >MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) 250 2.1.0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Sender ok 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) >RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) 250 2.1.5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Recipient ok 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) >DATA 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) >. 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) 250 2.0.0 g8KLWja18867 Message accepted for delivery 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) rdeliver techie.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] (1) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 874 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) >QUIT 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) 221 2.0.0 spf7.us4.outblaze.com closing connection 09:20 17:32 SMTP-(000007D0) finished D:\IMail\spool\Q93e10c1000bea4b5.SMD status=1 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Conrad Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 05:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Cannot e-mail a specific Domain >Yes it is from the IMAIL server that I have been trying to do the nslookup. >There are no enties in my hosts file. Should I just put one in for >techie.com and be done with it? As an experiment, that can't hurt. If it works, we might learn something >Anyway to determine who dropped the ball on >this one? My DNS or theirs? Not theirs DNS, what about your DNS, and the cache pollution thing? Len ____________________________________________________________________ www.menandmice.com/DNS-training : DNS Training BIND8NT.MEIway.com: Secure config ; DNS and mail interactions IMGate.MEIway.com : Free, proven config for anti-mail-abuse gateways To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
