Mail log problem -

[Bob Goodwin - W2BOD]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Bob Goodwin - W2BOD wrote:
>   
>> Tony Nelson wrote:
>>     
>>> At 2:14 PM -0400 6/28/07, Bob Goodwin - W2BOD wrote:
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> I had been using  Mail -s "msg-logs" bobgoodwin at wildblue.net <
>>>> /var/spool/mail/bobg
>>>> until about three weeks ago when it quit working.
>>>>
>>>> I am beginning to think that my ISP has done something to cause these
>>>> messages not to go through since it appeared to me that they were making
>>>> changes that created a lot of disruption in the mail server operation at
>>>> that time.
>>>>
>>>> I have been trying to send other files such as:
>>>>
>>>> Mail -s "msg-logs" bobgoodwin at wildblue.net < /home/bobg/ootext/FAP.txt
>>>>
>>>> with no success, nothing comes back?  Normally these are filtered into a
>>>> Thunderbird directory "msg-logs"  The filter set up looks ok. I haven't
>>>> changed anything there and if it didn't work I would hope the mail would
>>>> just show up in Inbox.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way I could see the outgoing message to be sure it is
>>>> actually being sent?
>>>>
>>>> Can someone suggest a logical way to troubleshoot this problem?  I've
>>>> been putting this problem off but it's an annoyance that needs fixing!
>>>>     
>>>>         
> Have you looked in /var/log/maillog for an error message? It is
> possible in the changes you mentioned, your ISP now requires
> authentication before accepting mail. Another possibility is that
> your ISP now requires that the there be a reverse DNS for the
> hostname of the mail server that is sending it a message.
>
> Mikkel
>   
"reverse DNS?"  Wireshark displayed a number of lines about DNS which I 
did not understand.  I hate to admit it but what's a reverse DNS?  Guess 
I need to look that up ...

Bob Goodwin