May I suggest that there is something 'wrong' on or at the end of the second line of the hosts file? I think Sandy asked if you tried to recreate the hosts file and suggest that you give that a try. On a very few occasions, I have seen an 'unprintable' character in a hosts file and the system cannot read past that character.
Print your old , rename it, then use notepad to make a new one (no copy/paste!!), typing in IP followed by a space (I use the tab) then the hostname, then hit the enter key, for each line. Make sure the cursor can be placed on a new line after the last entry and save the file. If you then do a file compare of the old and new hosts file, and they are not exactly the same, you may have found the problem... HTH, Dan Donnelly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 7:43 PM > Subject: Re: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] DNS Used Rather Than Hosts for Local > Mail Servers > > > > The Hosts file is in the correct folder > (c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc) > > and the SMTP service is using the Local System Account. When I check > the > > SMTP log, the IMail server looks like it will read the first domain > (after > > localhost) and properly use the private IP for delivery. > > > > If I send a message to the second domain in the Host file list > (after > > localhost), the send fails and the message is delivered via the > gateway. > > > > All I can say is "Weird...." > > > > Also, I thought maybe there was an update so I downloaded and tried > to > > install the 8.02 version. I'm using the Eval 8.01 but the patch > would not > > install. > > > > Kathy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sanford Whiteman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 7:13 PM > > Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] DNS Used Rather Than Hosts for Local > Mail > > Servers > > > > > > > > ...curious to know why IMail keeps using DNS before Hosts. > > > > > > Is it, in fact, using HOSTS at all? If you add a static > mailroute to > > > HOSTS for a domain which does not exist via DNS, does IMail > then > > > attempt to route using the HOSTS entry? > > > > > > If not, then your HOSTS file may be located in the wrong > directory, or > > > the impersonated service user may not have rights to the file > for an > > > odd reason. > > > > > > -Sandy > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist > > > Broadleaf Systems, a division of > > > Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > 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/
