SBS2000 & AOL email addresses

Right new problem for you guys, I know it's a bit similar
to some earlier ones but I still need some help.
First the system layout.
SBS2000 and a number of PCs on a network. Internet access
is through a 3com ISDN Lan modem, on which I have put the
ISP DNS entries, that is connected to the rest of the
network through a hardware firewall.
Internet access via our ISP, BT, and mail hosted
elsewhere, bit odd but thats the way things have grown up.
Internet and email all seem to work well, POP3 and SMTP
connectors all doing their jobs well,

except,

Sometimes we get rejected emails when sending to some
external contacts that have AOL accounts. Sometimes they
get through but mostly they get rejected.

Now I have read the earlier posts about PTR records and am
wondering whether I need to set one up but where at the
ISP or where our mail is hosted.

Any thoughts or help gratefully received.

anonymous
Mon Jan 26 14:11:27 CST 2004

I'm having the same problem...I suspect it has something
to do with my reverse DNS setting from the ISP...Not sure
yet.....I'll be checking into it later today.


>-----Original Message-----
>Right new problem for you guys, I know it's a bit
similar
>to some earlier ones but I still need some help.
>First the system layout.
>SBS2000 and a number of PCs on a network. Internet
access
>is through a 3com ISDN Lan modem, on which I have put
the
>ISP DNS entries, that is connected to the rest of the
>network through a hardware firewall.
>Internet access via our ISP, BT, and mail hosted
>elsewhere, bit odd but thats the way things have grown
up.
>Internet and email all seem to work well, POP3 and SMTP
>connectors all doing their jobs well,
>
>except,
>
>Sometimes we get rejected emails when sending to some
>external contacts that have AOL accounts. Sometimes
they
>get through but mostly they get rejected.
>
>Now I have read the earlier posts about PTR records and
am
>wondering whether I need to set one up but where at the
>ISP or where our mail is hosted.
>
>Any thoughts or help gratefully received.
>.
>

Susan
Mon Jan 26 14:58:08 CST 2004

Bounce your email through your ISP's mail host. You have a dynamic IP
and AOL cannot do a reverse lookup.

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> I'm having the same problem...I suspect it has something
> to do with my reverse DNS setting from the ISP...Not sure
> yet.....I'll be checking into it later today.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Right new problem for you guys, I know it's a bit
>
> similar
>
>>to some earlier ones but I still need some help.
>>First the system layout.
>>SBS2000 and a number of PCs on a network. Internet
>
> access
>
>>is through a 3com ISDN Lan modem, on which I have put
>
> the
>
>>ISP DNS entries, that is connected to the rest of the
>>network through a hardware firewall.
>>Internet access via our ISP, BT, and mail hosted
>>elsewhere, bit odd but thats the way things have grown
>
> up.
>
>>Internet and email all seem to work well, POP3 and SMTP
>>connectors all doing their jobs well,
>>
>>except,
>>
>>Sometimes we get rejected emails when sending to some
>>external contacts that have AOL accounts. Sometimes
>
> they
>
>>get through but mostly they get rejected.
>>
>>Now I have read the earlier posts about PTR records and
>
> am
>
>>wondering whether I need to set one up but where at the
>>ISP or where our mail is hosted.
>>
>>Any thoughts or help gratefully received.
>>.
>>

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