Hello, All, Could any kind people please respond to my message? I just to need to know whether what I need from IMail is doable or not.
Thanks, Much! Dan Geiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Geiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Store and Forward: Using Host Name Instead of IP Address in HOSTS file > 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/ > ==================================================================== > 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/
