How does your Exchange box resolve external DNS names? Does it use the DNS server specified on its tcp/ip properties or a DNS server configured for the VS? There is a known issue is you use the second method when the first MX record of a domain is down, Exchange won't try to connect to the server pointed by the second MX record. A temporary workaround that will help you no matter what configuration you have will be to create an SMTP connector configured to forward all email (for the affected domain) to the ip address that you can telnet successfully. -----Original Message----- From: tracy_strub@xxxxxxx [mailto:tracy_strub@xxxxxxx] Sent: Viernes, 09 de Agosto de 2002 05:31 p.m. To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] troubleshooting non-delivery http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi there I have one host address that in the past few days has been getting stuck in the queue with 'unknown host'. From the Exchange server I have no problem sending a message telnetting to their mailserver; they can send messages into our system, but if we try and reply, back into the queue and nothing goes out. As I say, it is only one domain, but if I can telnet into it, shouldn't it resolve this address? Thanks TS ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: jedanoviz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')