RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Kennedy, Jim
After reading this thread I have come to the conclusion that your ISP should manually do it and send you the screen cap. From: Bill Songstad (WCUL) [administra...@waleague.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:56 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: re

Re: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
HELO comes before the SMTP session. Fix the HELO so it is a public FQDN. -- ME2 On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Campbell, Rob < rob_campb...@centraltechnology.net> wrote: > I don’t know if it will log a failed handshake attempt or not. It may > not consider it SMTP traffic until it gets va

Re: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Kurt Buff
My experience with the Watchguard proxy is old, dating back to the II/III days, and I hated it. It fubared all sorts of things. Turn it off, and stick a real gateway in there. My 2 pennies' worth. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 15:30, Bill Songstad (WCUL) wrote: > Watchguard firewall.  Good idea, I'l

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Songstad (WCUL)
I've wished I've had a box outside my perimeter so many times that I think this excuse is a good one. I don't have a spare port on the firewall, but I can drop a little hub on the line outside the firewall and build a little box with one of our public ips on it. Then all your telnet are belong

Re: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Ben Scott
[reply to multiple messages from the same sender] On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Bill Songstad (WCUL) wrote: > Does anybody know of a website/service that I can use to start an SMTP > session remotely? The problem is that most mass-market Internet feeds block TCP/25 outbound, as an anti-spam

Re: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Ellis, John P. wrote: > We had to install IMAP on the server to the application would work. It > was the same when we had Ex55. The application wouldn't send mail due to > the IMAP4 protocol not being installed! As others have been saying, IMAP is a mailbox acce

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Campbell, Rob
I don't know if it will log a failed handshake attempt or not. It may not consider it SMTP traffic until it gets valid HELO/EHLO. From: Bill Songstad (WCUL) [mailto:administra...@waleague.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:33 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sub

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Songstad (WCUL)
Probably, but I really think the problem is at the firewall proxy. Besides, I have the smtp logs from the server. Shouldn't they have all that data? Bill From: Campbell, Rob [mailto:rob_campb...@centraltechnology.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:30 PM To: MS-Exchange Adm

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Songstad (WCUL)
Watchguard firewall. Good idea, I'll check to see if I can turn up the SMTP logging there. Bill -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:19 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: remotely testing smtp What are you usi

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Campbell, Rob
Can you get netmon, wireshark, or some other packet sniffer on your mail server? From: Bill Songstad (WCUL) [mailto:administra...@waleague.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:28 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: remotely testing smtp Yes, I can telnet

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Songstad (WCUL)
Yes, I can telnet without the error inside my firewall, but need to test the connection as it comes through the smtp proxy on my watchguard firewall. Bill From: Campbell, Rob [mailto:rob_campb...@centraltechnology.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:17 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Don Andrews
Sounds more like the helo is being rejected - if that were the case, it would never get to the RCPT TO: - and a blank or non-existent RCPT TO: doesn't sound valid either. From: Bill Songstad (WCUL) [mailto:administra...@waleague.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2

Re: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Kurt Buff
What are you using for a proxy? Can it be set to log the entire SMTP conversation? On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 15:13, Bill Songstad (WCUL) wrote: > > Close, but it won’t let me put in invalid data.  The error I’m trying to > track down is: > > “Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname” >

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Campbell, Rob
Can you log on to your mail server and telnet to localhost? From: Bill Songstad (WCUL) [mailto:administra...@waleague.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:14 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: remotely testing smtp Close, but it won't let me put in inval

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Songstad (WCUL)
Close, but it won't let me put in invalid data. The error I'm trying to track down is: "Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname" I think it is coming from a blank or non-existent RCPT TO: field My ISP is claiming their stand-in is getting these bounced back to them when they rel

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Don Andrews
+1 From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:00 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: remotely testing smtp Ive used this. http://www.zoneedit.com/smtp.html From: Bill Songstad (WCUL) [mailto:adminis

RE: remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Martin Blackstone
Ive used this. http://www.zoneedit.com/smtp.html From: Bill Songstad (WCUL) [mailto:administra...@waleague.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:56 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: remotely testing smtp Does anybody know of a website/service that I can use to start an SMTP session

remotely testing smtp

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Songstad (WCUL)
Does anybody know of a website/service that I can use to start an SMTP session remotely? My ISP is claiming certain responses from my mail server and I would like to verify it. I tried telneting in from home but my home ISP blocks traffic on port 25. I can't test from inside my firewall because

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
It probably does! John -Original Message- From: Jason Gurtz [mailto:jasongu...@npumail.com] Sent: 28 April 2009 15:48 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3 > There's certainly no mechanism in the protocol to allow one to send > messages, but if messages are bei

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Jason Gurtz
> There's certainly no mechanism in the protocol to allow one to send > messages, but if messages are being dropped into a mailbox folder using > IMAP, then something else server side is processing them, that could > explain the need for IMAP. I like that explanation and it sure would also explain

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
TBH, I think that's more like it. The people (external) installing just said we need IMAP, when asked why...Cos we do.! I did ask for an explanation of how it works from the people who support and the reply was some what vague... Cheers John -Original Message- From: Sobey, Richard A [mai

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Sobey, Richard A
There's certainly no mechanism in the protocol to allow one to send messages, but if messages are being dropped into a mailbox folder using IMAP, then something else server side is processing them, that could explain the need for IMAP. Richard -Original Message- From: bounce-8507030-80

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
Its deffo IMAP in use. I like the latter idea.. John -Original Message- From: Jason Gurtz [mailto:jasongu...@npumail.com] Sent: 28 April 2009 15:23 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3 > Its just come to light, that it's a know issue with the system that's > i

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Jason Gurtz
> Its just come to light, that it's a know issue with the system that's in > place. When its working too hard emails get missed/not sent. > So, that's Exchange, SMTP gateway off the hook and the issue is outside > my area of control i.enot my problem :-) Good to hear. BTW, they may be assumin

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
Its just come to light, that it's a know issue with the system that's in place. When its working too hard emails get missed/not sent. So, that's Exchange, SMTP gateway off the hook and the issue is outside my area of control i.enot my problem :-) Thanks for the assistance peeps. John -Or

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
We had to install IMAP on the server to the application would work. It was the same when we had Ex55. The application wouldn't send mail due to the IMAP4 protocol not being installed! I asked the question if SMTP could be used and NO was the reply. John -Original Message- From: Jason G

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Sobey, Richard A
Someone will have had to rewrite the IMAP protocol to achieve that! John - check out the SMTP logs on the UNIX box first to make sure it's actually trying to send mail to your Exchange server. Ignore IMAP. -Original Message- From: bounce-8506970-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mail

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Jason Gurtz
> Is it worth enabling logging for the IMAP4 protocol? If so, where does > it log to ? Probably not because I would be really really surprised if IMAP was being used to send email. ~JasonG ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftwar

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
Is it worth enabling logging for the IMAP4 protocol? If so, where does it log to ? -Original Message- From: Jason Gurtz [mailto:jasongu...@npumail.com] Sent: 28 April 2009 14:12 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3 > The Exchange server receives the emails fro

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Jason Gurtz
> The Exchange server receives the emails from Unix.# > I shall look at the option of tcpdump. I have requested logs from the > unix system as well. You could look at it as receiving, but Exchange is actually relaying mail to the gateway from the Unix box. It's hopefully never even touching the d

RE: Can't update addresses...

2009-04-28 Thread Sobey, Richard A
I'm glad to hear that :) From: bounce-8506879-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-8506879-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Miller Bonnie L. Sent: 28 April 2009 13:29 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Can't update addresses... Without being 100% certain, my

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
Hi The Exchange server receives the emails from Unix.# I shall look at the option of tcpdump. I have requested logs from the unix system as well. Thanks - John -Original Message- From: Jason Gurtz [mailto:jasongu...@npumail.com] Sent: 28 April 2009 13:45 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues S

RE: IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Jason Gurtz
> We have a Unix service that sends emails via IMAP4 protocol, these > emails contain orders that's are destined for external suppliers. > Emails sent from Unix bounce off Ex2k3 and then over the SMTP gateway > and then off to the internet. > > We have had some emails not getting as far as the SMT

RE: Can't update addresses...

2009-04-28 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
Without being 100% certain, my boss was willing to wait until morning (now) to do this, since everything else was up and running. So, I did try just restarting the System Attendant on the 2007 server, and I clicked all over Outlook (online mode) while it was restarting, and it didn't bat an eye

IMAP4 logging - Ex2k3

2009-04-28 Thread Ellis, John P.
We have a Unix service that sends emails via IMAP4 protocol, these emails contain orders that's are destined for external suppliers. Emails sent from Unix bounce off Ex2k3 and then over the SMTP gateway and then off to the internet. We have had some emails not getting as far as the SMTP gateway, w