Hi All,
I think you are right. I have been able to pass the tests that you mentioned. The problem seem to come from y MX configuration out at DNSpark.com
I'm looking into it now.
Thanks, Lonnie
Scot L. Harris wrote:
On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 23:23, Lonnie Cumberland wrote:
I have a dynamic IP on my cable modem being serviced by DNSpark which allow me to keep my domain name in sync with my current IP.
The problem is now that I can send email from my host at home to a web email account that I have on a hosting service but cannot seem to receive an emails onto my local host.
MailEnable: Message Delivery Failure.
The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
[SMTP:lonnie@xxxxxxxxxxx]: General Failure
Any ideas on a possible fix would be greatly appreciated.
Assuming you have MX records configured correctly in DNS for the moment the following items might cause such a problem:
1. ISP may be blocking inbound port 25. Try using telnet outstep.com 25. If you get a connection you should be able to type HELO domain.name and get a response. If you can not get a connection port 25 may be blocked.
2. You have a firewall on your machine blocking port 25. Same test as in 1. But this one you can fix by opening port 25. Quick test would be to issue the command: service iptables stop. Then run a test email to the system or the telnet test in 1.
3. You don't have your MTA enabled on the server. You need to have a process listening on port 25 to receive the message. Try the command: netstat -an | grep :25
This should list a process listening on port 25. If you don't have one then you need to enable your MTA.
You can also use dig or nslookup to check your mx records.
