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03:30 00:19 SMTP-(00000E3C) Trying neo.tamu.edu (0) 
03:30 00:19 SMTP-(00000E3C) Connect neo.tamu.edu [128.194.103.210:25] (1) 
03:30 00:19 SMTP-(00000E3C) 421 SMTP service not available, closing transmission 
channel
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After 30 tries, gives the user: Delivery failed 30 attempts: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

A NSLOOKUP recovers:

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Non-authoritative answer:
neo.tamu.edu    MX preference = 100, mail exchanger = smtp-relay.tamu.edu
neo.tamu.edu    MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = neo.tamu.edu
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The problem is, neo.tamu.edu does not respond to SMTP. It does however respond to 110, 
atleat, at the surface. I believe probably gets routed by a firewall to the 110 to 
allow it to work, doesn't seem to do that for 25, for whatever reason.

What I can't figure out is why would IMail not start to use the secondary MX after a 
while? I searched the entire log, it never tried the MX 100.

I know how to fix it, hosts file, etc.

I understand the real problem is with their MX setup, but shouldn't IMail try the 2nd 
mail server? I thought it only wouldn't try the secondary if it received the wrong 
acknowledgment, as if it were being rebooted, etc.

Bralynn

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