Hey, John, Thanks for the response. Yeah, if we can't get this to work we're going to go with a POP3 connector. In the meantime, I had a question for you and/or anyone else who might care to answer.
We might have come up with a way around this. As a test I'm using NEXUSTECHNOLOGYGROUP.COM. We decided to create a separate private (not visible from the Internet) namespace for NEXUSTECHNOLOGYGROUP.COM. First, we enabled DNS on a server that was not currently running DNS. Secondly, we created a zone file for NEXUSTECHNOLOGYGROUP.COM and then created an MX record in that zone file which points to our Dynamic Hostname NEXUSTECHGROUP.DNSALIAS.COM. Thirdly, we changed the name servers which IMail points to from public name servers over to this private name server. So, what happens is this, if someone on the Internet sends a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] it looks up the name on the public name server and delivers it to the MX record which points to IMail. Then when IMail goes to deliver it on the next leg of the journey it looks up the MX record on the private name server and delivers it to our Dynamic Hostname. If a piece of e-mail passes through IMail bound out to the Internet the private name server will still look out to public name servers for the lookups. This works exactly as we though it might except for one MAJOR problem. We currently have IMail buttoned down pretty tight, i.e. no open relaying. It seems that if IMail doesn't have a particular domain configured as a local site, if it finds it in the HOSTS file, it will still treat it as a local domain and accept the mail for relaying (which allows IMail Store and Forward to work). But if their is no entry in the HOSTS file it won't accept the mail. When I try to send e-mail from my Hotmail account IMail rejects it during the SMTP conversation with "not local host nexustechnologygroup.com, not a gateway". I've been all over the IMail interface to try and fine some place where you can tell it to treat a specific list of domains as if they are local. It'll do it for IP addresses but I can't find any place to enter a domain. So my question is, is there anyway you can tell IMail to relay e-mail for a specific set of domains, without those domains being defined as hosts in IMail and without those domains being defined in the "\ETC\HOSTS" file? I appreciate any and all feedback. Thanks, Dan Geiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tolmachoff (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:24 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] IMail Store and Forward: Using Host Name Instead of IP Address in HOSTS file Dan, in your case, you might have to have Exchange retrieve the messages held in Imail. John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Geiser > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 1:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Store and Forward: Using Host Name Instead of IP > Address in HOSTS file > > Hello, David, > Thanks for responding. I'm curious as to what you are alluding to here. > > This is the way things are currently set up... > > - > Our domain name is NEXUSTECHGROUP.COM. > NEXUSTECHGROUP.COM has an MX record setup which points to the hostname > MAIL.NEXUSTECHGROUP.COM. > MAIL.NEXUSTECHGROUP.COM in turn points to 199.218.9.36 which is the IP > address of our IMail Server. > All of the mail which comes into IMail is distributed to each user's POP3 > mailboxes. > Our POP3 e-mail clients connect to the server and pick-up the e-mail for > each user. > > In the above scenario we only have one (1) MX record. There is no backup > MX. > - > > - > Now, this is the way I was hoping that I could set things up (until I found > out that you can't use a host name in the HOSTS file)... > > We currently have an alias setup to our Exchange Server called > nexustechgroup.dnsalias.com. Every 15 minutes a VBscript on the server > coordinates with a dynamic DNS server to make sure that > nexustechgroup.dnsalias.com is pointing to the correct IP. > > Now, what I was hoping to do was setup IMail Store and Forward, > http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-DM01.htm. > > I would still keep one (1) MX record pointing to the IP address of our IMail > server. IMail would receive the mail and then would use Store and Forward > to send it over to the hostname NEXUSTECHGROUP.DNSALIAS.COM. But since > the > HOSTS file can't support the "host name" then I don't know go about > implementing this. > - > > Do you think you might have some sort of workaround? Does anyone out there > how I might go about approximating my original idea for using Store and > Forward? > > Thanks In Advance, > Dan Geiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Gregg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:51 PM > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Store and Forward: Using Host Name Instead > of IP Address in HOSTS file > > > > After rereading your email I wonder why you don't configure DNS for the > > domain to specify the 'constantly updated hostname' as the MX PRI 10 and > > your imail server as the MX PRI 20. > > > > Regards, > > > > David Gregg > > dgSoft Internet Services > > Web hosting, Email outsourcing, Dedicated and shared infrastructure > > solutions. > > (949) 584-1514 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:38 PM > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Store and Forward: Using Host Name > Instead > > of IP Address in HOSTS file > > > > > > > > > > >Our Exchange Server, which I'm going to be relaying the mail to, is > > hooked > > > >up to an Internet address that has a dynamic IP address. We have a > host > > > >name which is constantly updated to point to the correct IP address. > > When > > > >editing the "/ETC/HOSTS" file as instructed in the Store and Forward > > article > > > >is it possible to use a "host name" in the first column of "/ETC/HOSTS" > > > >instead of using the IP address? Or do you have to use an IP address > in > > the > > > >first column of the "HOSTS" file? > > > > > > You can't use a hostname there -- the HOSTS file only lists IP/host > > > combinations, where DNS resolution is bypassed (back in the old days, > > > before DNS, the HOSTS file was the way to find *all* Internet hosts). > > > > > > -Scott > > > --- > > > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > > > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > > > vulnerability detection. > > > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > > > > > --- > > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > 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 is scanned and free from viruses. www.nexustechgroup.com > > > > > > =============================================================== > ===== > This E-mail is scanned and free from viruses. www.nexustechgroup.com > > > 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/ 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 is scanned and free from viruses. www.nexustechgroup.com ==================================================================== This E-mail is scanned and free from viruses. www.nexustechgroup.com 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/
