[EMAIL PROTECTED] 04:39:42 <~> $ telnet dalsmlprd08.dal.dc.xo.com. smtp Trying 207.88.96.46... Connected to dalsmlprd08.dal.dc.xo.com. Escape character is '^]'. [long, long delay] 220 triton.xo.com ESMTP XO Communications mail gateway. Unauthorized access prohibited. All activities will be logged. Wed, 7 Nov 2007 06:51:09 -0600
And that box is in Sherman Oaks CA. You sure XO hasn't been playing with banner delays, and your MTA is timing out before establishing an smtp connection? On Nov 7, 2007 6:09 PM, Andy Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hi, > > Can anyone put me in touch to a friendly XO mail admin ? For 36 > hours (at least) my mail systems have been refused connections to any > of the XO MXes listed in 'dig mx xo.com'. > > I've asked some other UK based operators, and roughly three-quarters > get connection refused to the example I gave them - > dalsmlprd08.dal.dc.xo.com. > > Many thanks > Andy > > > > -- > Regards, Andy Davidson // Engineering > Localphone Limited http://www.localphone.com > +44-(0)114-3191919 // Sheffield, UK > > > > -- Suresh Ramasubramanian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])