Well, you're right: the remote host is a qmail box. The operator of the
box is pretty darn knowledgeable about MTAs, so it's probably just a
hiccough; might you have any suggestions as to what he should look at to
fix it?
Thanks much for your prompt reply to my original message!
-Ken
On Mon, 2002-01-28 at 12:09, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
>
>
> On 28 Jan 2002 11:55:59 EST, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:
>
> > Hiya. I've had a .forward set up for one user for some time, now, and
> > until this weekend, all worked fine. Nothing's changed that I can tell
> > (though I'm checking with the owner of the remote site to be sure). The
> > mail bounces with "553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed
> > rcpthosts (#5.7.1)". I've tried to figure out where the "rcpthosts"
> > would be defined, and have, thus far, failed. Any pointers on how to
> > make sure that this isn't an issue on my side?
>
> That message is generated by qmail on the receiving end. The
> possibilities are:
>
> 1) Your host is using a stale MX record for the recipient domain.
>
> 2) The remote host is misconfigured (common problem with newbies
> managing qmail boxes).
>
> 3) You're using qmail, not Exim, and have mailed the wrong list. :-)
>
> Ciao,
> Sheldon.