Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:52:59 -0500 From: Albertus Magnus <st_albert@gmx.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: once last try Message-ID: <200212231052.59455.st_albert@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <20021223123554.GB690@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> References: <20021223112336.4286.qmail@web10707.mail.yahoo.com> <20021223123554.GB690@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>
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On Monday 23 December 2002 07:35, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > # bsdsys@yahoo.com / 2002-12-23 03:23:36 -0800: > > OK. I have tried unsuscribing to this mailing list and > > re-subscribing to it and then sending e-mails to it to > > test but my e-mails never make it. I know this e-mail > > will make it to the list but this account is not the > > one im having problems with. I'm having problems with > > my POP account. if someone could help me figure out > > what the problem is i would appreciate it. I dont get > > any error messages back either when i try to send > > e-mails to this list from my POP account. > > The freebsd.org MTA is somewhat anal about the properties of the > other side of the SMTP connection. The name sent in EHLO/HELO > must resolve to the address of the host, and its IP address must > resolve to that name. This is a very successful anti-spam measure. It > unfortunately also causes some collateral damage. Roman, Excuse me for jumping in to this, but I'm also one who is also confused=20 by all the hoops needed to successfully gain the favor of the=20 freebsd.org MTA. Thanks for your clear and detailed explanation (here=20 and in another post). But it seems to me that there's more to it than you've described above. =20 For example, ISTR that when I was using Pegasus Mail (Windows) I had to=20 change its settings so as not to put "@localhost" in the message-ID=20 header (or some such thing... I don't remember exactly). Anyway, as of now, using KDE Kmail, I have tried three different MTA's:=20 two ISP's and sendmail on my own FBSD box connected to the cable modem. =20 In each case they supply (to freebsd.org) the correct hostname which=20 resolves to the correct IP address, and vice versa. Yet only one gets=20 through. I'm not sure why... the only errors I get are something like=20 "connection refused" or "service unavailable" or something equally=20 non-specific. Could it be that freebsd.org checks farther back in the chain than just=20 the MTA that is talking to it? Or is it something else? Maybe I should check some of the spam that does get through, and see how=20 they do it ;-) Regards, Albert To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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