On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Chris Johnson wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 1999 at 04:11:49PM +0100, Markus Wuebben wrote:
> > HI!
> > I have a strange problem here.
> >
> > QMail cant send mails to some domains because I get this message:
> >
> >
> > Nov 10 16:08:00 medusa qmail: 942246480.704387 delivery 21: deferral:
> > Connected_to_131.246.137.51_but_greeting_failed./Remote_host_said:
> > _451_Connection_Refused_(Paranoid)_from:_195.227.34.12/
>
> I'd guess that the remote host looks up your IP address, and the name it gets
> doesn't match the name your server gives in the HELO greeting.
>
> Use control/helohost to change the HELO host name. man qmail-remote.
[root@medusa /root]# nslookup mail.id-pro.net
Server: ns2.id-pro.net
Address: 195.227.34.11
Name: mail1.id-pro.net
Address: 195.227.34.12
Aliases: mail.id-pro.net
[root@medusa /root]# cat /var/qmail/control/helohost
mail.id-pro.net
[root@medusa /root]#
Reverse lookups should be all fine. I even tried mail1.id-pro.net but it
doesnt help....
hmmmm....
Markus