I got the same problem with AOL, as well as some others. I think I solved
the problem by using Pine with SMTP rather than Postfix. I don't know if
that will help you. It seems that programs like Netscape Messenger and
Pronto which don't use Postfix are all right, too.
Don J.
On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Michael R. wrote:
> Is anybody else having trouble sending emails to persons using
> AOL? I recently reinstalled Mandrake 7.1 after two months with
> very little trouble. Emails sent to AOL addresses get returned
> with the following message:
>
> "
> This is the Postfix program at host localhost.localdomain.
>
> I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned
> below could not be delivered to one or more destinations.
>
> For further assistance, please contact
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
> delete your own text from the message returned below.
>
> The Postfix program
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host zb.mx.aol.com[152.163.224.33] refused
> to talk to me:
> 550 DIRECT CONNECTION FROM DIAL-UP OR DYNAMIC-IP DENIED"
>
> Everything else works great and I didn't have trouble sending
> messages to friends using AOL before I reinstalled 7.1. Any
> ideas?
>
> My system: dual boot with W98. AMD500, 64 Meg RAM, 10 Gig
> Hard. ISA Modem Thanks, Michael E.
>
>
>
>
>
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