Have you configured the DNS entries in the config.xml file correctly? Steve
> -----Original Message----- > From: Phillip Hudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:08 AM > To: James Developers List > Subject: Please Help! > > > Hello, > > I am having loads of trouble with James. In particular with > sending e-mail to addresses outside of my own domain. > > Can you help please, I don't know which way to start. > > The problem in particular is that when I send an e-mail, the > mailet.log file has messages of the kind: > > javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect > to SMTP host: > > (among other things) > > I get this with every mail I try to send. After 5 retries > James will send a mail to postmaster: > > > > Hi. This is the James mail server at Server. > I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the > following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given > up. Sorry it didn't work out. Below I include the list of > recipients and the reason why I was unable to deliver your message. > > (recipient address) > Could not connect to SMTP host: (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)., port: 25 > > > I've tried installing and running a different mail-server > package - ArgoSoft Mail Server (yuk!) and it sends e-mail > fine which suggests to me that it is the way I have James > configured that is causing a problem. > > I receive e-mail through James without any problems, and I > can send and receive e-mail to addresses within my own domain > with no problem. It's just when I need to send external mail > I get the problem. > > I have spent loads of time fiddling around with the > configuration but it makes no difference. > > > > I thank you in advance > > > Kindest Regards > > Phillip Hudson. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]