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Unable to Bind to DNS

I've recently setup a new webserver. It is running W2K SP3 and IIS5 with all available updates. I added it to our existing NT4 network, it is not the Domain Controller. I configured WINS and DNS on the W2K server to point to the corresponding servers on our existing network. Everything appears to be OK except for this one issue ... When I use a CDONTS/ASP email form from a website hosted on this new server I am unable to deliver mail within the network (griffis-blessing.com). However, mail is sent outside the network (i.e. @yahoo.com, etc.) successfully. I checked the Event Viewer on the W2K server and there's the following entry:

Event Type:     Warning
Event Source:     smtpsvc
Event Category:     None
Event ID:     4000
Date:          3/31/2003
Time:          8:18:31 AM
User:          N/A
Computer:     GBWEBSERVER
Description:
Message delivery to the remote domain 'griffis-blessing.com' failed for the following reason: Unable to bind to the destination server in DNS.

Any ideas on how I can resolve this? I've tried to find info on that error message at the MS site, but no luck finding anything specific. Getting this to work is the last step in a big conversion process, so your help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Thanks for the info. Not sure it relates directly to my situation, but I'll give you the credit anyway. We are not running an Exchange 2K server, we still run 5.5. But through your suggestions I came to a conclusion that seems to have alleviated the problem. I decided to not "attempt direct delivery before sending to smart host". This simply routes all SMTP requests from our web sites to our Exchange 5.5 server. Now I can send in and outside of our network. Thanks again.