[Mailman-Users] Send to list error

[Richard Barrett]

On 12 May 2004, at 02:39, Brian York wrote:

> Here is something odd aswell i tried tried to send this message to your
> address @iwu.edu and got the same message relaying is prohibited.
>
> _____________
>
> I have this in both files.
>
> DEFAULT_URL_HOST   = '10.20.1.163'
> DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = '10.20.1.163'
>
> This address is just for testing purposes internally now.
>
>

You are unlikely to persuade any MTA to accept messages for relaying  
unless you specify a FQDN for the sending host for which an MX  
(preferably) or a A record can be acquired from DNS by the MTA; an  
explicit IP number is not likely to be accepted.

>
> On Tuesday 11 May 2004 21:11, you wrote:
>> hmmm.... try doing a reverse dns lookup on the server you are sending  
>> from
>> and see if it is a valid client to be sending mail through your  
>> exchange
>> server.  if not you may have to add it to your dns or agents to relay  
>> mail
>> for (at least i think that is what that version of exchange calles it)
>>
>> i am also noticing that you are getting "5.1.2" as your 'from' host.   
>> i
>> know you know that that isnt a valid ip address, so you may want to  
>> check
>> Mailman\mm_config.py and Mailman\Defaults.py for a typo in the
>> EMAIL_HOST area.
>>
>> pat
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>> -----
>> -- The lines which your eye falls on first here were written last.   
>> Their
>> purpose is to make yet another attempt to force into the form of a  
>> letter
>> the detailed investigation which is sent to you herewith.  These lines
>> correspond, then, with the last lines and together they form an  
>> envelope,
>> thus indicating in an external way what interal proofs in many ways  
>> will
>> convince you of, that this is a letter you are reading.
>> ~Kierkegaard
>>
>> On Tue, 11 May 2004, Brian York wrote:
>>> I tried it with brackets and still get the same error. I can ping the
>>> mailman server from the mailserver (nkuaxp.nku.edu). In the error it
>>> strips off the brackets.
>>>
>>> From nkuaxp:
>>>
>>> Sending failed:
>>> Message sending failed since the following recipients were rejected  
>>> by
>>> the server:
>>> servergroup at 10.20.1.163 (The server responded: "5.1.2 unknown host or
>>> domain: servergroup at 10.20.1.163")
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From exchange 5.5 server
>>>
>>> Sending failed:
>>> Message sending failed since the following recipients were rejected  
>>> by
>>> the server:
>>> servergroup at 10.20.1.163 (The server responded: "Relaying is  
>>> prohibited")
>>>
>>>
>>> the address in the To: field was    servergroup@[10.20.1.163]     for
>>> both.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sendmail is being used on the mailman server.
>>> I don't understand why the exchange server would say that relaying is
>>> prohibited. Is this a problem on the mailman server. If so what do i  
>>> need
>>> to do to fix it.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> On Tuesday 11 May 2004 15:31, Kai Schaetzl wrote:
>>>> Brian York wrote on Mon, 10 May 2004 22:33:44 -0400:
>>>>> servergroup at 10.20.1.163
>>>>
>>>> There's your answer, that's not a valid domain or email address. Try
>>>> with [] brackets around the IP.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kai
>>>
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