Re: SMTP Relay Return ...

[Michael Mansour <micoots yahoo com>]

Hi David,

> Can all of the different relays on the internet
> actually convert back as a
> reply because of what's in the mail header. Or ...
> does the email
> successfully get back to the linux account because
> of something that is
> setup in the sendmail.cf file?

If a server is relaying mail for a domain, it must be
setup to do so.

> I have successfully sent from a 192.168 machine thru
> a wireless router and
> to an outside address as the domain that I
> purchased.  But, when I reply to
> this mail, I get an error that ...
> 
> The original message was received at Tue, 29 Apr
> 2003 20:50:29 -0400
> from smtp-out.comcast.net [24.153.64.110]

This bit tells us the server.

>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal
> errors -----
> <piratepete piratepetesoftware com>
>     (reason: 554 <piratepete mail>: Relay access
> denied)

and this bit tells us that the above server will not
relay to the domain below.

>     (expanded from:
> <piratepete piratepetesoftware com>)
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> ... while talking to mail-com.mr.outblaze.com.:
> >>> RCPT To:<piratepete mail>
> <<< 554 <piratepete mail>: Relay access denied
> 554 5.0.0 <piratepete piratepetesoftware com>...
> Service unavailable
> 
> Any ideas?

The smtp-out server above must be setup to not only
allow the relaying but to reverse-map the address to
your domain so it is delivered to a relevant account
(which has access to pickup the mail for
piratepete piratepetesoftware com).

Depending on the MTA being used, this could be a
straight forward or complex procedure. The comcast.net
people will know.

Michael.


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