From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Jan 17 16:21: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from workhorse.iMach.com (workhorse.iMach.com [206.127.77.89]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C12037B404 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:20:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (forrestc@localhost) by workhorse.iMach.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA23579; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:21:22 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:21:22 -0700 (MST) From: "Forrest W. Christian" To: J & C Frazier Cc: Edwin Culp , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problems with sendmail and NSI In-Reply-To: <3A6631D8.195EA8F4@csocs.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org If you don't have TCP connectivity between you and them, there is definately some sort of routing or filtering issue between point a and b. Would you be kind enough to (perhaps privately) send me the IP address of the machine in question so I can see what it looks like routing-wise from here (perhaps I can see something). On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, J & C Frazier wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:59:20 -0700 > From: J & C Frazier > To: Edwin Culp > Cc: Forrest W. Christian , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Problems with sendmail and NSI > > I tried what you said. Didn't seem to help any: > telnet networksolutions.com 25 > Trying 216.168.224.69... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Operation timed out > I called them again today. They wouldn't try to ping my box > from their location (good ol helpful NSI), so I couldn' get > anyother information why I can't seem to get or send mail to > NSI. > > Edwin Culp wrote: > > > I see that I got to this problem a little late so hopefully it is already solved > > but if not, I would try adding one of the following ip's at the top of my > > /etc/resolv.conf file and try the telnet again and do the cut and paste or flush > > my mail queue. > > > > NS1.NETSOL.com internet address = 216.168.224.200 > > NS3.NETSOL.com internet address = 216.168.224.201 > > NS2.NETSOL.com internet address = 198.17.208.71 > > > > in resolv.conf > > > > nameserver 216.168.224.200 > > > > ed > > > > Quoting J & C Frazier : > > > > > The box I connected from to www.networksolutions.com to create the form > > > has no problem connecting to the mail servers for NSI. The box in question > > > however, that does control the e-mail, could not. It timed out. This is > > > strange, > > > because the box has no problem getting or sending anyother mail. If this > > > isn't > > > a dns/sendmail problem, and my IPs seem to be functioning fine elsewhere on > > > the Internet.....then I'm not quite sure where to go next. Thanks for your > > > response and help. > > > > > > J.C. Frazier > > > > > > "Forrest W. Christian" wrote: > > > > > > > You have an IP connectivity problem. Period. > > > > > > > > This is not DNS/Sendmail related, or at least it doesn't look like it. > > > > > > > > Can you telnet to their mail servers, port 25? > > > > > > > > On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, J & C Frazier wrote: > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:21 -0700 > > > > > From: J & C Frazier > > > > > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > > Subject: Re: Problems with sendmail and NSI > > > > > > > > > > And it escalates..... > > > > > > > > > > Tried to send NSI a form (that I had them send to an "off box" > > > address). > > > > > It seems not only do I not "get" their mail, but I can't "send" to them > > > > > either. > > > > > Gotta love it.....I'm out of ideas and they're no help. Numerous tries > > > now > > > > > > > > > > and the following is what I get back: > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours > > > > > Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:13:57 -0700 (MST) > > > > > From: Mail Delivery Subsystem > > > > > To: > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************** > > > > > ** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY ** > > > > > ** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE ** > > > > > ********************************************** > > > > > > > > > > The original message was received at Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:12:11 -0700 > > > > > (MST) from Bdialup74.chyn.uswest.net [209.181.14.233] > > > > > > > > > > ----- The following addresses had transient non-fatal errors ----- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > > > > > ... Deferred: Operation timed out with > > > > > networksolutions.com. > > > > > Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours > > > > > Will keep trying until message is 5 days old > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) AC7DE > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > iMach, Ltd., P.O. Box 5749, Helena, MT 59604 http://www.imach.com > > > > Solutions for your high-tech problems. 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