Re: smtp-policy problems

[Trent MacDougall <trent@infointeractive.com>]

I can!  Forgive my ignorance.  I just got back to work after being off with
the flu.  I have a policy that allowed my internal network to relay, but not
localhost.  Sorry to have wasted your time.  Maybe this will be of use to
someone :-)

Again my apologies.


On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 08:45:25AM -0400, Trent MacDougall wrote:
> Can anyone explain what I might be doing wrong to get the following results:
> 
> # telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 localhost ZMailer Server 2.99.55-pre1cvs #2 ESMTP+IDENT ready at Thu, 15
> Feb 2001 08:39:01 -0400
> helo you
> 250 localhost expected "HELO localhost"
> mail from:<user@x.y.net>
> 553 5.4.3 For MAIL FROM address <user@x.y.net> the policy analysis reports
> DNS error with your source domain.
> quit
> 221 2.0.0 localhost Out
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> # telnet mail 25
> Trying 172.16.1.3...
> Connected to mail.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 mail ZMailer Server 2.99.55-pre1cvs #2 ESMTP+IDENT ready at Thu, 15 Feb
> 2001 08:41:33 -0400
> helo you
> 250 mail expected "HELO mail"
> mail from:<user@x.y.net>
> 250 2.1.0 Sender syntax Ok
> quit
> 221 2.0.0 mail Out
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> # 
> 
> 
> These are both the same machine, but when I connect to localhost I get the
> correct behaviour, but anyone else who connects is allowed to relay etc.
> Any suggestions?
> -- 
>                 Trent MacDougall @ InfoInterActive Inc.
>            Network Administrator @ 902-832-2651
>                  Trent.MacDougall@InfoInterActive.Com

-- 
                Trent MacDougall @ InfoInterActive Inc.
           Network Administrator @ 902-832-2651
                 Trent.MacDougall@InfoInterActive.Com