Re: [exim] strange connection problems

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Author: Richard Mikisa
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To: W B Hacker
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] strange connection problems
On 10/4/06, W B Hacker <wbh@???> wrote:
> What we need to know is the IP & <domain>.<tld> of the mail server you are
> having problems sending from. Presumed NOT gmail...


linux.bushnet.net 217.212.242.5
>
> Feel free to send test traffic to me and report any rejection messages.

Below is a log to you with seconds of each other. First worked but the
second failed immediately.

[root@linux root]# /usr/exim/bin/exim -v -odf W B Hacker <wbh@???>
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
[root@linux root]# /usr/exim/bin/exim -v -odf wbh@???
This is a test
.
LOG: MAIN
<= root@??? U=root P=local S=323
delivering 1GV2Xv-00043L-3S
Connecting to mx.conducive.org [203.194.153.81]:25 ... connected
SMTP<< 220 ESMTP Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:47:05 +0000
SMTP>> EHLO linux.bushnet.net

  SMTP<< 250-conducive.net Hello linux.bushnet.net [217.212.242.5]
         250-SIZE 52428800
         250-STARTTLS
         250 HELP

SMTP>> STARTTLS

SMTP<< 220 TLS go ahead
SMTP>> EHLO linux.bushnet.net

  SMTP<< 250-conducive.net Hello linux.bushnet.net [217.212.242.5]
         250-SIZE 52428800
         250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
         250 HELP

SMTP>> MAIL FROM:<root@???> SIZE=1355

SMTP<< 250 OK
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<wbh@???>

SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP>> DATA

SMTP<< 354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself
SMTP>> writing message and terminating "."

SMTP<< 250 OK id=1GV2PJ-000EhE-1g
SMTP>> QUIT

LOG: MAIN
=> wbh@??? R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp H=mx.conducive.org
[203.194.153.81] X=TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168
LOG: MAIN
Completed
[root@linux root]# /usr/exim/bin/exim -v -odf wbh@???
testing
.
LOG: MAIN
<= root@??? U=root P=local S=316
delivering 1GV2Yw-00047u-Du
Connecting to mx.conducive.org [203.194.153.81]:25 ... failed:
Connection refused
LOG: MAIN
mx.conducive.org [203.194.153.81] Connection refused
LOG: MAIN
== wbh@??? R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (111): Connection refused

>
> Meanwhile, ssh in to your server and do some 'host -v' and 'dig' on the domains
> refusing you.
>
> Then do the same from some other box that uses different resolvers and see if
> your server is getting correct information.
>


I get the same information.

> HTH,
>
> Bill
>
>



--
cheers
Richard