I have a co-worker who is trying to send email to a business contact at
inter.nl.net. The log file entries for the attempt show IMail trying the
Primary MX, then failing, then giving up.
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02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) processing C:\IMAIL\spool\Qf043076e02429352.SMD
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) Trying inter.nl.net (0)
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) Connect inter.nl.net [217.149.192.15:25] (1)
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) 421 SMTP service not available, closing
transmission channel
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) SMTP_DELIV_FAILED
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) >QUIT
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59)
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) requeuing C:\IMAIL\spool\Qf043076e02429352.SMD
R0 T1
02:03 11:02 SMTP-(04340E59) finished C:\IMAIL\spool\Qf043076e02429352.SMD
status=3
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Shouldn't IMail try the 3 (in this case) other Backup MX's? According to
DNSREPORT, there are a total of 4 MX's with preferences of 0, 40, and 120.
The MX's at preference 0 and 120 do not respond, while the 2 at preference
40 are available, but IMail doesn't attempt them?
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Getting MX record for inter.nl.net... Got it!
Host Preference IP(s) [Country]
hees.nijmegen.internl.net. 0 217.149.192.15 [NL]
grootstal.nijmegen.internl.net. 40 217.149.192.7 [NL]
hunnerberg.nijmegen.internl.net. 40 217.149.192.32 [NL]
fallback.kps-rtm.internl.net. 120 217.149.201.7 [NL]
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Step 1: Try connecting to the following mailserver:
hees.nijmegen.internl.net. - 217.149.192.15
Step 2: If unsuccessful in step 1, Try connecting to all of these (in a
random order, per RFC1123 5.3.4):
grootstal.nijmegen.internl.net. - 217.149.192.7
hunnerberg.nijmegen.internl.net. - 217.149.192.32
Step 3: If unsuccessful in step 2, try connecting to the following
mailserver:
fallback.kps-rtm.internl.net. - 217.149.201.7
Step 4: If still unsuccessful, queue the E-mail for later delivery.
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Trying to connect to all mailservers:
hees.nijmegen.internl.net. - 217.149.192.15 [Could not connect: Could
not connect to mail server (connection refused by remote mailserver).]
grootstal.nijmegen.internl.net. - 217.149.192.7 [Successful connect: Got
a good response [250 2.1.5 ... Recipient ok]]
hunnerberg.nijmegen.internl.net. - 217.149.192.32 [Successful connect:
Got a good response [250 2.1.5 ... Recipient ok]]
fallback.kps-rtm.internl.net. - 217.149.201.7 [Could not connect: Could
not receive data: Operation timed out.]
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I understood this was a problem with IMail 6.0, which was one reason I
upgraded recently - but it looks like the problem still exists?
Alan Walters
Director of I.T.
Royce Medical
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