Lets keep this on list for the benefit of all. I do not remember where exactly it is at. If I have a change, I will check one of my servers to see if I can find it since it has been a while since I have made changes via Meta Edit. Using Meta Edit is like using Regedit. Use at your own risk. John T eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Lehrhoff [mailto:JLehrhoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:57 PM > To: johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > Do you know where in the metabase is the entry for the HELO server name? > is this a reasonably safe measure? > > Thank you very much for all your help thus far. > > -Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 4:49 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > OK, received I message directly from Jason. > > As I suspected, there are some additional problems: > > X-RBL-Warning: HELOBOGUS: Domain msny03.healthcarechaplaincy.org has no > MX > or A records [0301]. > X-Note: #### This E-mail was received from RevDNS: > [mail.healthcarechaplaincy.org] > X-Note: #### This e-mail was received from IP: [64.52.126.125] > > The e-mail sent from msny03.healthcarechaplaincy.org from IP > 64.52.126.125. > There is no MX or A record for msny03.healthcarechaplaincy.org. However, > there is a PTR record for 64.52.126.125 pointing to > mail.healthcarechaplaincy.org. There is also an A record for mail. > pointing > to that IP address. There is also an MX record for mail. Therefore, you > should do one of the following: > 1. Create a CNAME record for msny03 pointing to mail. (Not advised to > use > CNAME records any where near e-mail.) > 2. Change the HELO of the server from msny03 to mail. This is done using > MetaEdit for IIS. > 3. Change the A, PTR and MX records to reflect msny03 instead of mail. > > John T > eServices For You > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:24 PM > > To: [ExchangeList] > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > >From what I can tell, those DNS 'errors' from dnsstuff are of the > benign > > > variety. I don't understand what could be the problem with my > internal > > > DNS. It works fine. > > > You think I need an internal MX record for this server as well? > > > > Problems with the NS records are not benign and can and will lead to > > problems. > > > > The DNS servers listed in your domain record do not match the NS > records > on > > the DNS servers responsible for the domain. > > > > The HELO/EHLO greeting does not match the NS record or A record. > > > > Your mail servers do not accept e-mail to abuse@ which is an RFC > violation > > and is cause to be listed at rfc-ignorant.org. NOTE: Some e-mail > domains > > refuse e-mail from domains that do not accept e-mail to abuse@ or > > postmaster@ addresses. > > > > Generally speaking, you do not need an MX record for the internal > network, > > as the internal clients know where they are supposed to be talking to. > MX > > records are for sending e-mail servers to find where they are supposed > to > > send e-mail to. > > > > Kind of sounds like you have Internal DNS problems as well as External > DNS > > problems, and you probably need to review all and properly set up > Split-DNS. > > > > If you send an e-mail directly to me, I can see the headers that your > server > > put in there and give more information. > > > > John T > > eServices For You > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jason Lehrhoff [mailto:JLehrhoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:11 AM > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > > > > I also implemented this for an Event ID 7010 and 7004: > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818222 > > > > > > Event Type: Error > > > Event Source: MSExchangeTransport > > > Event Category: SMTP Protocol > > > Event ID: 7010 > > > Date: 4/5/2005 > > > Time: 1:47:59 PM > > > User: N/A > > > Computer: MSNY03 > > > Description: > > > This is an SMTP protocol log for virtual server ID 1, connection > #30. > > > The client at "207.122.19.68" sent a "xexch50" command, and the SMTP > > > server responded with "504 Need to authenticate first ". The full > > > command sent was "xexch50 976 2". This will probably cause the > > > connection to fail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jason > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:54 PM > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > I never said you were or are an open relay. > > > > > > Why are you regretting Windows Server 2003 SP1? > > > > > > Sounds like you have internal DNS problems as well. > > > > > > John T > > > eServices For You > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jason Lehrhoff [mailto:JLehrhoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6:59 AM > > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > > > Well, we aren't a relay. I went through that painful process about > 5 > > > > years ago with Exch 5.5 (before anyone really knew about that > > > > vulnerability) > > > > > > > > I rebooted the mail server at 5:30am, and mail is now sending out. > I > > > am > > > > concerned on why the 'degradation' of outgoing mail; and the mail > that > > > > was sent out yesterday and not received. > > > > > > > > Also, I am starting to regret putting Windows 2003 Server SP1 on > this > > > > box. > > > > > > > > My DNS configuration is something like: > > > > > > > > Server.domain.org > > > > > > > > All I have currently is a host record in internal DNS pointing > that > > > > above entry to the internal IP. Externally, there is a host record > for > > > > mail.domain.org (with reverse DNS ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jason > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) > [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:11 AM > > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > > > Actually did some more digging and looks like you have had those > IP > > > > address > > > > since last May. The IP comes back listed on SPEWS, which no one > should > > > > be > > > > using as a fail-stop. > > > > > > > > John T > > > > eServices For You > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) > [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:08 AM > > > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > > > > > More food for thought; The IP of your mail server is known to be > > > > associated > > > > > with synergy6.net which is a known spammer. > > > > > > > > > > John T > > > > > eServices For You > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) > > > [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:01 AM > > > > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > > > > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, for one you have some MAJOR DNS issues that need to be > > > > addressed > > > > and > > > > > > resolved. DNS has everything to do with e-mail delivery and > > > > receiving. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=healthcarechaplaincy. > > > > org > > > > > > > > > > > > If message tracker is showing the messages being delivered to > > > remote > > > > SMTP > > > > > > servers (What SMTP servers, the recipients domain?) then how > can > > > > that be > > > > > > your problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > What are examples that you have that you can not send > anywhere? > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you sending direct to the recipient domains, or are you > using > > > a > > > > > gateway > > > > > > or smart host? > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a PIX in the loop with the SMTP Fixup Protocol > enabled? > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you tried telenetting into a recipient server from the > LAN? > > > > From > > > > the > > > > > > DMZ? From the Exchange server in the DMZ? > > > > > > > > > > > > John T > > > > > > eServices For You > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Jason Lehrhoff > [mailto:JLehrhoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 8:56 PM > > > > > > > To: [ExchangeList] > > > > > > > Subject: [exchangelist] E2003. mail now not sending at all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recently posted about hotmail.com. now it is any domain. > can't > > > > send > > > > > > > email out. the message tracker goes as far as showing > messages > > > > being > > > > > > > transfered to remote SMTP servers... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can receive mail, but not send anywhere. please help if > you > > > can, > > > > > before > > > > > > > I have to incur an expensive Microsoft call > > > > > > > > > > > > > > config: front end w2003 sp1/e2003 sp1 server in DMZ, backend > > > w2003 > > > > > > > sp1/e2003 sp1 server on LAN. 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