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Posted to server-user@james.apache.org by Rupert Young <ru...@liberty.nildram.co.uk> on 2004/06/05 14:45:20 UTC
Could not connect to SMTP host
I seem unable to send outgoing emails, getting the error below in the
mailet log.
Should James be able to deliver emails with the default configuration or
do I need to do somethin else?
I have seen this error on this list a few times, but haven't seen what
the resolution is. Does anyone know?
05/06/04 12:58:21 INFO James.Mailet: RemoteDelivery: Temporary
exception delivering mail (Mail1086392133308-0-to-hotmail.com:
javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host:
hotmail.com, port: 25
at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:899)
Regards,
Rupert
RE: Could not connect to SMTP host (Oh yes I can!!)
Posted by Rupert Young <ru...@liberty.nildram.co.uk>.
Thank you!!
After all the discussions of problems on this list I thought I'd let you
know of the triumph of getting James to work!
Initially I had the problem not being able to receive any messages from
domains other those local to my ISP. Strangely, this seemed to be
something to do with the restrictions on port 25 by my ISP, due to open
relays. I, therefore, configured SMTP authentication in James. However,
the ISP (nildram) still insisted that my server was an open relay; this
lasted for days, trying out various configurations. I eventually
persuaded them that their test wasn't valid and was only testing that
the SMTP commands were accepted by the server, but not that emails were
actually sent. I was then able to receive emails from any source.
This weekend I have spent the whole of it trying to work out why I still
couldn't send outgoing messages. It was due to not having the DNS
servers set correctly. If only there was slightly more info in the docs
about this (ipconfig /all). No doubt people should know about this, but
I guess a lot of people who are keen on using James are early adopters
who may not know everything. Anyway, thanks for your help and the next
problem is to work out why I can't start James as a Windows service!
Regards,
Rupert
-----Original Message-----
From: Serge Knystautas [mailto:sergek@lokitech.com]
Sent: 06 June 2004 22:58
To: James Users List
Subject: Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
Rupert Young wrote:
> My apologies, I am ignorant of DNS servers. What are they, what do
> they do, how does James use them, how do I check what DNS servers I
> use in my machine?
No problem. Eventually we'll release a new version of James that will
automatically detect these.
Assuming you're running Windows, type this at a command prompt:
ipconfig /all
You should see the DNS servers your machine is using.
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Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
Posted by Serge Knystautas <se...@lokitech.com>.
Rupert Young wrote:
> My apologies, I am ignorant of DNS servers. What are they, what do they
> do, how does James use them, how do I check what DNS servers I use in my
> machine?
No problem. Eventually we'll release a new version of James that will
automatically detect these.
Assuming you're running Windows, type this at a command prompt:
ipconfig /all
You should see the DNS servers your machine is using.
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RE: Could not connect to SMTP host
Posted by Lahu <la...@yahoo.com>.
Hey Rupert,
DNS Servers are simply used to look up IP addresses
against human-readable names.
E.g. www.itmatrix.com has an IP address 216.119.118.66
It is the DNS Server that resolves this IP address for
you so that your system could connect to that IP
address. A DNS Server has a number of different types
of records, which help in locating a machine/service
etc. on the web.
In a similar manner, Mail Servers usually look for MX
records in a DNS server. This MX record will actually
point your mail server to connect to the target or
destination mail server for mail delivery.
C:\> ipconfig /all
is a quick way to see what DNS servers your machine is
using. These DNS servers usually belong to the ISP, so
almost 99% of the time the burden of knowing,
managing, maintaining a DNS server is not an
end-user's headache.
Hope this helps !
--- Rupert Young <ru...@liberty.nildram.co.uk> wrote:
>
> My apologies, I am ignorant of DNS servers. What
> are they, what do they
> do, how does James use them, how do I check what DNS
> servers I use in my
> machine?
>
> Regards,
> Rupert
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Serge Knystautas [mailto:sergek@lokitech.com]
> Sent: 06 June 2004 22:01
> To: James Users List
> Subject: Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
>
>
> You're supposed to configure James to use DNS
> servers to query, not what
>
> your domain is set to. I tried to query those 3 DNS
> servers and was
> refused for all of them. I presume they're only
> configured to respond
> to domains that they host and are not meant to be
> DNS servers that you
> would configure in your machine.
>
> This has nothing to do with your domain... check
> what DNS servers you
> use in your machine.
>
> Rupert Young wrote:
> > Thanks. I didn't have DNS servers set up. I have
> added them, but am
> > still getting the same problem, so I must still be
> doing something
> > wrong.
> >
> > <dnsserver>
> > <servers>
> > <server>212.78.206.21</server>
> > <server>212.78.206.22</server>
> > <server>212.78.192.249</server>
> > </servers>
> > <authoritative>false</authoritative>
> > </dnsserver>
> >
> > The settings for my domain are below. The IPs
> above are the ones that
> > refer to the NS hosts, are they the correct ones?
> My machine is the
> > 213 IP.
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> >
> > Rupert
> >
> > A 212.78.206.150
> > MX maildefer.moonsit.co.uk. 20
> > MX mailspool.moonsit.co.uk.
> > NS nshost1.st2.lyceu.net.
> > NS nshost2.st2.lyceu.net.
> > NS nshost3.st2.lyceu.net.
> > * CNAME www
> > ftp A 212.78.206.140
> > imap A 212.78.206.51
> > imap3 CNAME imap
> > localhost A 127.0.0.1
> > maildefer A 213.208.107.85
> > mailspool A 213.208.107.85
> > pop A 213.208.107.85
> > pop3 CNAME pop
> > smtp A 213.208.107.85
> > www A 213.208.107.85
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Serge Knystautas
> [mailto:serge@prestosports.com]
> > Sent: 06 June 2004 06:40
> > To: James Users List
> > Subject: Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
> >
> >
> > Rupert Young wrote:
> >
> >>I seem unable to send outgoing emails, getting the
> error below in the
> >>mailet log.
> >
> >
> > http://james.apache.org/FAQ.html#3
> >
>
>
> --
> Serge Knystautas
> Lokitech >> software . strategy . design >>
> http://www.lokitech.com p.
> 301.656.5501 e. sergek@lokitech.com
>
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RE: Could not connect to SMTP host
Posted by Rupert Young <ru...@liberty.nildram.co.uk>.
My apologies, I am ignorant of DNS servers. What are they, what do they
do, how does James use them, how do I check what DNS servers I use in my
machine?
Regards,
Rupert
-----Original Message-----
From: Serge Knystautas [mailto:sergek@lokitech.com]
Sent: 06 June 2004 22:01
To: James Users List
Subject: Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
You're supposed to configure James to use DNS servers to query, not what
your domain is set to. I tried to query those 3 DNS servers and was
refused for all of them. I presume they're only configured to respond
to domains that they host and are not meant to be DNS servers that you
would configure in your machine.
This has nothing to do with your domain... check what DNS servers you
use in your machine.
Rupert Young wrote:
> Thanks. I didn't have DNS servers set up. I have added them, but am
> still getting the same problem, so I must still be doing something
> wrong.
>
> <dnsserver>
> <servers>
> <server>212.78.206.21</server>
> <server>212.78.206.22</server>
> <server>212.78.192.249</server>
> </servers>
> <authoritative>false</authoritative>
> </dnsserver>
>
> The settings for my domain are below. The IPs above are the ones that
> refer to the NS hosts, are they the correct ones? My machine is the
> 213 IP.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Rupert
>
> A 212.78.206.150
> MX maildefer.moonsit.co.uk. 20
> MX mailspool.moonsit.co.uk.
> NS nshost1.st2.lyceu.net.
> NS nshost2.st2.lyceu.net.
> NS nshost3.st2.lyceu.net.
> * CNAME www
> ftp A 212.78.206.140
> imap A 212.78.206.51
> imap3 CNAME imap
> localhost A 127.0.0.1
> maildefer A 213.208.107.85
> mailspool A 213.208.107.85
> pop A 213.208.107.85
> pop3 CNAME pop
> smtp A 213.208.107.85
> www A 213.208.107.85
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Serge Knystautas [mailto:serge@prestosports.com]
> Sent: 06 June 2004 06:40
> To: James Users List
> Subject: Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
>
>
> Rupert Young wrote:
>
>>I seem unable to send outgoing emails, getting the error below in the
>>mailet log.
>
>
> http://james.apache.org/FAQ.html#3
>
--
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Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
Posted by Serge Knystautas <se...@lokitech.com>.
You're supposed to configure James to use DNS servers to query, not what
your domain is set to. I tried to query those 3 DNS servers and was
refused for all of them. I presume they're only configured to respond
to domains that they host and are not meant to be DNS servers that you
would configure in your machine.
This has nothing to do with your domain... check what DNS servers you
use in your machine.
Rupert Young wrote:
> Thanks. I didn't have DNS servers set up. I have added them, but am
> still getting the same problem, so I must still be doing something
> wrong.
>
> <dnsserver>
> <servers>
> <server>212.78.206.21</server>
> <server>212.78.206.22</server>
> <server>212.78.192.249</server>
> </servers>
> <authoritative>false</authoritative>
> </dnsserver>
>
> The settings for my domain are below. The IPs above are the ones that
> refer to the NS hosts, are they the correct ones? My machine is the 213
> IP.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Rupert
>
> A 212.78.206.150
> MX maildefer.moonsit.co.uk. 20
> MX mailspool.moonsit.co.uk.
> NS nshost1.st2.lyceu.net.
> NS nshost2.st2.lyceu.net.
> NS nshost3.st2.lyceu.net.
> * CNAME www
> ftp A 212.78.206.140
> imap A 212.78.206.51
> imap3 CNAME imap
> localhost A 127.0.0.1
> maildefer A 213.208.107.85
> mailspool A 213.208.107.85
> pop A 213.208.107.85
> pop3 CNAME pop
> smtp A 213.208.107.85
> www A 213.208.107.85
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Serge Knystautas [mailto:serge@prestosports.com]
> Sent: 06 June 2004 06:40
> To: James Users List
> Subject: Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
>
>
> Rupert Young wrote:
>
>>I seem unable to send outgoing emails, getting the error below in the
>>mailet log.
>
>
> http://james.apache.org/FAQ.html#3
>
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RE: Could not connect to SMTP host
Posted by Rupert Young <ru...@liberty.nildram.co.uk>.
Thanks. I didn't have DNS servers set up. I have added them, but am
still getting the same problem, so I must still be doing something
wrong.
<dnsserver>
<servers>
<server>212.78.206.21</server>
<server>212.78.206.22</server>
<server>212.78.192.249</server>
</servers>
<authoritative>false</authoritative>
</dnsserver>
The settings for my domain are below. The IPs above are the ones that
refer to the NS hosts, are they the correct ones? My machine is the 213
IP.
Any help appreciated.
Rupert
A 212.78.206.150
MX maildefer.moonsit.co.uk. 20
MX mailspool.moonsit.co.uk.
NS nshost1.st2.lyceu.net.
NS nshost2.st2.lyceu.net.
NS nshost3.st2.lyceu.net.
* CNAME www
ftp A 212.78.206.140
imap A 212.78.206.51
imap3 CNAME imap
localhost A 127.0.0.1
maildefer A 213.208.107.85
mailspool A 213.208.107.85
pop A 213.208.107.85
pop3 CNAME pop
smtp A 213.208.107.85
www A 213.208.107.85
-----Original Message-----
From: Serge Knystautas [mailto:serge@prestosports.com]
Sent: 06 June 2004 06:40
To: James Users List
Subject: Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
Rupert Young wrote:
> I seem unable to send outgoing emails, getting the error below in the
> mailet log.
http://james.apache.org/FAQ.html#3
--
Serge Knystautas
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301.656.5501 e. sergek@lokitech.com
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Re: Could not connect to SMTP host
Posted by Serge Knystautas <se...@prestosports.com>.
Rupert Young wrote:
> I seem unable to send outgoing emails, getting the error below in the
> mailet log.
http://james.apache.org/FAQ.html#3
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