Question

Exchange not sending Email.

Asked by: biggy_b

Unable to send email,

Specs

SBS 2000 (AD) (PDC)

Domain name is test (just test not test.com)

DNS server is setup and so are the forwarders
I’m not sure if I have exchange setup property though i was able to send internal email before, then i removed the default user@test

I created a user (Jill) only one address jillj@domain1.com

I created a user (John) and gave him a couple email address johnj@domain1.com johnj@domain2.com  jjohn@domain1.com


I was able to send from jillj@test to johnj@test, then i deleted the default email accounts and recreate others becuase we have muiltiple domains.

This is the message I get from the clients,

(Outlook 2000)

When I try to send a test message to joeblow@hotmail.com I get this message

The e-mail system was unable to deliver the message, but did not report a specific reason.  Check the address and try again.  If it still fails, contact your system administrator.

(Outlook Express)

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

Delivery to the following recipients failed.

       joeblow@hotmail.com


(detailed)

From: postmaster@domain1.com
To: john@domain1.com
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 22:18:22 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
      boundary="9B095B5ADSN=_01C3614A1AAF794C0000001Bmother.PRAD"
Message-ID: <RGryWtIIZ0000000e@exchangebox.test>
Subject: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

any suggestions? Or links to how to setup exchange 2000 or like a walkthroughs or books (exchange 2000 resource kit?)

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2003-08-12 at 10:32:42ID20707461
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Answers

 

by: beaudaddyPosted on 2003-08-12 at 11:49:03ID: 9132461

has your setup worked before or is this new. Are you all square with your ISP as far as IP address and MX records and such?

-Mark

 

by: biggy_bPosted on 2003-08-12 at 12:38:28ID: 9132846

yeah, currently there is a exchange 5.5 server running on a NT 4 domain that servs up the email, im replacing that machine with the new one (SBS 2000 with ISA server & Exchange)

 

by: biggy_bPosted on 2003-08-14 at 10:59:31ID: 9148717

another weird thing is im not even able to transport email internaly either anymore

 

by: beaudaddyPosted on 2003-08-15 at 15:04:19ID: 9163167

ok after re reading the question i may be a bit confused, are you running exchange 5.5 or 2k, and are you on a 2000 windows domain or just windows 2000 servers. (do you use the AD users and computers console to make user accounts)

 

by: dotnetnaziPosted on 2003-08-15 at 15:22:33ID: 9163287

Are you allowing relaying for your domain?
your smtp virtual server, check the permissions on it and see if you are allowing anonymous access.

 

by: biggy_bPosted on 2003-08-16 at 08:48:59ID: 9165809

sorry about the confusiong, currently there is a windows nt 4 serv box with exchange 5.5 running.

Im replacing it with a window 2k serv machine. Yes the machine is running AD, and it is the PDC too.

Where do i check for allowing relaying?

The smtp virual server is allowing for anonymous access.

 

by: biggy_bPosted on 2003-08-16 at 08:49:44ID: 9165814

I increased the points

 

by: dotnetnaziPosted on 2003-08-16 at 17:37:27ID: 9167036

check under global settings, internet msg formats, check the default policy and put a * only in it.
This will open it up to recieve from all domains.
Do you have an internal MX record pointing to your mail server for the domain in DNS?
relaying is under administrative groups, then the server in question, then protocols, right click the smtp server and choose the access tab, then relaying. make sure you are not open for relaying to anything but your own domain or you will find yourself on a blacklist really fast.  spammers love open relays.
also what is your ip address of the server....   just kidding.
if you would like to walk through this step by step i went through this with Microsoft once so i have all the docs, email me at kerwin@freedomgeneral.com

thx

 

by: biggy_bPosted on 2003-08-18 at 11:07:28ID: 9175290

The box has to nics external (which is internet) and internal (local network 192.168.x.x)

Yep my default policy is *

yeah i have a internal MX record pointing to your mail server (mail.domain.com)
Name: (same as parent folder) Type: Mail Exchanger Data: [10] mail.domain.com <-- is this right though
I can ping mail.domain.com and i get a responce (the dns for mail.domain.com is a host, should it be an alias?)

relaying under administrative groups,  im only alowing internal relaying from 192.168.x.x network and the ip address of the extranal ip.





 

by: dotnetnaziPosted on 2003-08-20 at 09:11:58ID: 9189291

The mx record should be pointing to the A record of the mail server.
Add your domain name into the relaying tab.
also what is the external ip address or domain name the mail is going to?
there is a spot in the recipient policy that you can add the domain name and make sure that it is checked for this email server handles all mail for this domain.

 

by: dotnetnaziPosted on 2003-08-20 at 09:13:09ID: 9189299

send me a copy of the NDR.
or post the entire thing.

20120131-EE-VQP-002

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