> My workstation runs exim. I send mail to another server which turns out
> to also be running exim. The message never gets delivered.
>
> Me: Exim version 3.36 #1 built 12-Mar-2003 20:59:47
> Them: Exim version 4.10 #2 built 6/-11/-2 10:10:10
>
> My logs say:
>
> * SMTP error from remote mailer after end of data: host
> {theirHostName} [{theirHostIP}]: 421 {theirHostName} SMTP
> incoming data timeout - closing connection.
>
> Theirs have lots of log entries like:
>
> * SMTP data timeout (message abandoned) on connection from
> ({myHostName}) [{myHostIP}]
>
> Also, a few others like:
>
> * SMTP command timeout on connection from [{myHostIP}]
> * SMTP connection from ({myHostName}) [{myHostIP}] lost while
> reading message data (header)
> * SMTP data timeout (message abandoned) on connection from
> ({myHostName}) [{myHostIP}]
>
> Anyone seen this before?
Is there a firewall between you and them? (like sonicwall or cisco pix)
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