Open a command prompt on the Notes server.
Type telnet mailin-01.mx.aol.com 25
When connected type:
>helo
<remote server response>
>mail from:<your email here> (note... those
lieele <> characters are needed!)
<remote server should respond>
>mail to:<insert AOL bouncy address
here>
<remote server say something else>
>data
<remote server will say something about ending with a
LF.LF>
(Now, hit return a few times, and then type a message.
When the message is done, hit return, then a . then return again)
See if that gets through.
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K.Borndale
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:50
AM
Subject: Lotus Admin Driving Me
Crazy!
Greetings all,
Our Lotus Notes Admin is trying to track
down some mail issues with one of
our applications. It seems that when
the app sends out mail to some AOL and
Hotmail accounts it gets bounced.
We have received no other complaints from
users of various other ISPs not
getting the same type mail. AOL recommends
the following:
"The
second way to test your server is to telnet to the IP address in
question
through port 25 from a different internet service provider and
manually
initiate an SMTP transaction. If you can send mail from yourself
on the
different ISP to yourself on the different ISP, your server is
available
for free relaying. (Make sure the email actually arrives in
your
mailbox.)"
Does anyone know of any KB articles that might
help me with this? I've
never tried to telnet via a specific port or
initiate
a manual SMTP transaction.
Regards,
Harry
Campbell
Technical Coordinator
City of Savannah,
GA
912.651.6913
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