* I. Forbes <iforbes-exim@???> [20031104 17:04]: wrote:
> Hello All
>
> This is a bit off topic, but perhaps somebody can shed some light on
> this problem.
>
> Our customers are complaining they can't send e-mail to addresses of
> the format <user>@verizon.net.
>
> It seems their main incoming relay is doing some checking at the
> "MAIL FROM:" command and the session times out.
>
> nimbus2:~# telnet relay.verizon.net 25
> Trying 206.46.170.12...
> Connected to relay.gte.net.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 sc006.verizon.net MailPass SMTP server v1.0.6 - 103003062626JY
> ready Tue,
> 4 Nov 2003 04:16:15 -0600
> helo nimbus2.zsd.co.za
> 250 sc006.verizon.net
> mail from:<iforbes@???>
> 450 Requested mail action not taken-Try later:sc006.verizon.net
>
> It seems the problem occurs when the mail from address is hosted in
> South Africa. I have tried a number of them without success,
> "hotmail" addresses don't seem to work either, but when I put in an
> address hosted in Europe, it works.
61$ telnet relay.verizon.net 25
Trying 206.46.170.12...
Connected to relay.verizon.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 sc015.verizon.net MailPass SMTP server v1.0.6 - 103003062626JY ready Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:35:15 -0600
ehlo ns2
250-sc015.verizon.net
250-8BITMIME
250 SIZE 20971520
mail from: wash@???
250 Sender <wash@???> OK
rcpt to: postmaster@???
250 Recipient <postmaster@???> Ok
data
354 Ok Send data ending with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
Subject: Verizon sucks;
>
> Any suggestions, I can't even send e-mail to <postmaster@???>
> address? (Maybe someone can forward this to that address)
Whenever I get between a rock and a hard place, llike you now, I fall back
to an account I have with yahoo.com and write a love letter to them, heaping
all sorts of praises at them to unblock my IPs, just in case ;)
cheers
- wash
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