Re: SOLVED Re: Undeliverable Email by Les
Les
Fri Oct 17 08:53:39 CDT 2003
I don't know how many times I've busted a coconut looking for a problem on a
previously singing SBS, only to find that the problem is external. I've
started looking outside first.
--
Les Connor [SBS MVP]
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SBS Rocks !
"Tim Fickes" <tim@proanalystsnospam.com> wrote in message
news:Ox1sa0ClDHA.2160@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Figured it out after bypassing server (see thread Bypass SBS). With
> outgoing mail at "mail.charter.net" wouldn't work. A call to their tech
> support revealed a change to "smtp.bay.chartermi.net" DONE DEAL...
>
> Reran ICW wizard with smtp.bay.chartermi.net and email going right
through!
>
> "Tim Fickes" <tim@proanalystsnospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%231HSuI$kDHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for the clarification!
> >
> > "Javier Gomez" <javier_gomez@remove.this.bit.engineer.com> wrote in
> message
> > news:Ozh7KE4kDHA.1072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > My suggestion is to connect a computer directly to the SMTP server.
This
> > > will test if you problem is at your server or theirs. You can even
user
> > > Outlook Express to do this.
> > >
> > > Just open OE and create a internet mail account just like you were
> setting
> > > up a stand-alone machine (this would work best if it's a computer
> directly
> > > connected to the internet -parallel to the SBS-... but it is not
> > absolutely
> > > necesary). When you create the email account put the SMTP server for
> > sending
> > > mail that you are using on the SBS. Then just send an email to
whatever
> > > addreses you are having problems and wait to see if you get and NDR or
> the
> > > user gets the message.
> > >
> > > --
> > > -Javier
> > >
> > > << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
> > >
> > > "Tim Fickes" <tim@proanalystsnospam.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%23roVz$1kDHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks for the reply, but I need a little more info to go on.
> > > >
> > > > How do I "Try sending mail using Outlook directly to their SMTP
> servers
> > to
> > > > those addresses and check if it works."
> > > >
> > > > Thanks...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Javier Gomez" <javier_gomez@remove.this.bit.engineer.com> wrote in
> > > message
> > > > news:u$vDpv1kDHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Maybe Charter is blacklisted. Try sending mail using Outlook
> directly
> > to
> > > > > their SMTP servers to those addresses and check if it works.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > -Javier
> > > > >
> > > > > << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
> > > > >
> > > > > "Tim Fickes" <tim@proanalystsnospam.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eQ9r5h1kDHA.2200@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Began noticing this earlier today, that email sent to addresses
> like
> > > > > > hotmail, yahoo and excite were coming back anywhere from 1 to 3
> > hours
> > > > > after
> > > > > > sending with the following message:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The e-mail system was unable to deliver the message, but did not
> > > report
> > > > a
> > > > > > specific reason. Check the address and try again. If it still
> fails,
> > > > > contact
> > > > > > your system administrator.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > < remt28.cluster1.charter.net #4.0.0>
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Other addresses are ok and have been confirmed as received by
the
> > fact
> > > > > that
> > > > > > they have replied...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Seems like this sort of thing happened quite sometime ago with
AOL
> > > > > addresses
> > > > > > and I had to put "mail.charter.net" or something like that in a
> > field
> > > > when
> > > > > > re-running the ICW to correct the problem (which it did). Not
> sure
> > if
> > > > > this
> > > > > > is the same type of issue.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any ideas on where to begin to look or is it a problem with
> Charter?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Our email (pop3) and web hosting is with one company and our
> > internet
> > > > > > connection (cable) is provided by Charter Communications.
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