Thinking about it I realize that that wouldn't account for why SmartDNShost pointing to local DNS would work and without it it wouldn't ...
I'm going to look back over the old emails (if I can find them) and see if I can find the article on Windows DNS that I originally thought might be related... Jeff --------- Original Message -------- From: xmail@xmailserver.org To: xmail@xmailserver.org <xmail@xmailserver.org> Subject: [xmail] Re: Problems with hotmail.com Date: 07/04/05 03:35 > Please correct me if I am wrong (my understanding of DNS is not a thourough > as I would like it to be) but doesn't a root request simply attempt to find > the actual DNS for a given server? In other words, root doesn't provide the > actual DNS but rather the location that the DNS request should be passed to, > right? > > So, thinking back over some of the previous email about this, has it been > suggested that the problem is with the DNS request for the Hotmail/MSN > domain, or that the problem is with the domain the sender controls - if with > the Hotmail domain, then I follow your reasoning, but if there is a problem > with the sending domain, then it would be your DNS that would be the > responsible DNS for domain resolution, right? So, I can't remmeber (and > don't have the mail) what the final thought was on the Windows DNS, but if > you have a domain that is handled by yur DNS, and Hotmail or MSN make a > request about that domain when mail is sent to them, and your DNS server has > a problem (related to being Windows DNS) then might this be a problem, or do > I have this all wrong? > > Jeff > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: xmail@xmailserver.org > To: xmail@xmailserver.org <xmail@xmailserver.org> > Subject: [xmail] Re: Problems with hotmail.com > Date: 06/04/05 20:17 > > > This error looks a little different than the others who have had problems > > with earthlink/hotmail/ etc. We never got a timeout error this way, and I > > > don't remember seeing it in the previous thread. > > > > To rephrase, on two subject windows servers, one NT &amp; one 2000, with > > different version of xmail, behave exactly the same. > > > > When smartDNShost is not used, we get the errors. When smartDNShost is > > used, and pointed at the windows DNS server on the same machine as xmail, > > the errors do not occur. > > > > It just doesn't seem correct to say that its a windows DNS problem since > the > > solution of the problem is to use a windows DNS server for smart host. > > > > According to Davide, xmail without smartdnshost, goes all the way to root > > for its dns resolutions. It seems as if it were a Windows DNS problem, > > setting smarthost to a windows DNS server would cause the problem, and not > > > solve it. > > > > Tony > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: &quot;Joe Harrell&quot; &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; > > To: &lt;xmail@xmailserver.org&gt; > > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:28 PM > > Subject: [xmail] Re: Problems with hotmail.com > > > > > > &gt; Not intending to start this thread up again, but everything I've read > > &gt; on the subject says this is somehow Windows related but I'm having a > > &gt; similar problem delivering to hotmail.com and msn.com, but my XMail > > &gt; (1.20) server is on Linux . > > &gt; > > &gt; I was getting this error as it cycles through the MX's. > > &gt; > > &gt; ErrCode = -5 > > &gt; ErrString = Timeout error > > &gt; SMAIL SMTP-Send MX = &quot;mx4.hotmail.com.&quot; SMTP = > &quot;sougent.com&quot; From = > > &gt; &quot;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&quot; To = &quot;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&quot; > Failed ! > > &gt; SMTP-Error = &quot;417 Temporary delivery error&quot; > > &gt; SMTP-Server = &quot;mx4.hotmail.com.&quot; > > &gt; > > &gt; I've worked around it by forwarding all mail to hotmail or MSN > through > > &gt; my ISP but it'd be nice to know what's going on. > > &gt; > > &gt; Joe > > &gt; > > &gt; On Mar 23, 2005 4:23 PM, Dario &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; wrote: > > &gt;&gt; Forgot a few things: > > &gt;&gt; - we are obviously talking about the original problem Edinilson > reported. > > &gt;&gt; - also any antispam, blacklisting or reverse resolution problem > is > > &gt;&gt; excluded. > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; Dario > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; - > > &gt;&gt; To unsubscribe from this list: send the line &quot;unsubscribe > xmail&quot; in > > &gt;&gt; the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &gt;&gt; For general help: send the line &quot;help&quot; in the body of a > message to > > &gt;&gt; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt; - > > &gt; To unsubscribe from this list: send the line &quot;unsubscribe > xmail&quot; in > > &gt; the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &gt; For general help: send the line &quot;help&quot; in the body of a > message to > > &gt; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &gt; > > &gt; > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line &quot;unsubscribe xmail&quot; > in > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For general help: send the line &quot;help&quot; in the body of a message > to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau - Buehler Technologies 2.7.8 > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau - Buehler Technologies 2.7.8 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
