Re: probs sending mail

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 ffdjm@alaska.net wrote:

> Ssmtp fails for some but not all mailto addresses.
> Here's a sample of a failure:
>
> [<-] 220 smtpgate.acsalaska.net ESMTP - hob.acsalaska.net
> [->] HELO rika.iab.uaf.edu
> [<-] 250 hob.acsalaska.net Hello [137.229.80.111], pleased to meet you
> [->] MAIL FROM:<ffdjm@alaska.net>
> [<-] 250 2.1.0 <ffdjm@alaska.net>... Sender ok
> [->] RCPT TO:<maryk@tmo.blackberry.net>
> [<-] 550 5.7.1 <maryk@tmo.blackberry.net>... Relaying denied. IP name lookup
> +failed [137.229.80.111]
> ssmtp: RCPT TO:<maryk@tmo.blackberry.net> (550 5.7.1
> +<maryk@tmo.blackberry.net>... Relaying denied. IP name lookup failed
>
> My usual remedy has been to nag the network supervisors here at uaf
> to fix IP name lookup but is there anything I can do on my computer?
>
> My IP address comes via DHCP.

If they're doing DHCP, I wonder why they're not doing dynamic DNS as well?
As a short term fix, can you use a UAF mail server for outgoing stuff?

Mike

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Received on Mon Oct 4 14:55:18 2004