Re: [exim] One of my boxes can't send mail

On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 07:57:14AM -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> From: Michael Sullivan <michael@???>
> To: Exim Mailing List <exim-users@???>
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 07:57:14 -0500
> Subject: Re: [exim] One of my boxes can't send mail
>
> On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 08:50 +0000, Steven Wayne wrote:
> > On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 11:13:02AM -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > From: Michael Sullivan <michael@???>
> > > To: exim-users@???
> > > Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:13:02 -0500
> > > Subject: [exim] One of my boxes can't send mail
> > >
> > > One of my boxes which was working a few days ago has stopped sending
> > > mail. I found this test in the exim wiki:
> > >

> > > catherine ~ # exim -bt michael
> > > michael@??? is undeliverable: Unrouteable address
> > >     <-- michael@???

> > >
> > > Here's a more complete attempted transaction:
> > >
> > > catherine ~ # telnet localhost 25
> > > Trying 127.0.0.1...
> > > Connected to localhost.
> > > Escape character is '^]'.
> > > 220 catherine.espersunited.com ESMTP Exim 4.67 Tue, 15 May 2007 11:00:49
> > > -0500
> > > helo test
> > > 250 catherine.espersunited.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
> > > mail from: michael@???
> > > 250 OK
> > > rcpt to: michael@???
> > > 550-Verification failed for <michael@???>
> > > 550-Unrouteable address
> > > 550 Sender verify failed
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Try sending from a valid address.
>
> michael@??? IS a valid address.

No it isn't.

$ mx catherine.espersunited.com
catherine.espersunited.com MX record currently not present

$ host catherine.espersunited.com
catherine.espersunited.com      A       70.234.122.251

$ telnet 70.234.122.251 25
Trying 70.234.122.251...
Connected to 70.234.122.251.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 catherine.espersunited.com ESMTP Exim 4.67 Wed, 16 May 2007 07:58:53 -0500
helo power.net.uk
250 catherine.espersunited.com Hello baldman.power.net.uk [195.60.3.32]
MAIL FROM:<>
250 OK
RCPT TO:<michael@???>
550 Unrouteable address
rset
250 Reset OK
quit
221 catherine.espersunited.com closing connection
Connection closed by foreign host.


Steven.
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