RE: [cobalt-users] SMTP doesn't work: 554 rewrite error

["Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've seen this error from another user. Anyone got an answer??? Finally
> got POP working. This is the last obstacle....
>
> When I send  email from outlook, I get the following error message:
>
> The message could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's
> e-mail address. The sender's e-mail address was 'jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx'.
> Subject 'From jollyco.com', Account: 'Jollyco Server', Server:
> 'www.jollyco.com', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '554 rewrite:
> excessive recursion (max 50), ruleset 3', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No,
> Server Error: 554, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
>
> Is this caused by our not having the reverse DNS at our upstream
> provider? Or is there something else I'm missing? jlinett is a valid
> name for a user in the domain.
>

Do you have an A record for www.jollyco.com --> IP?

This seems to work:
220 mx.dsdial.net ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3/8.9.3; Thu, 27 Apr 2000
16:55:02 -0400
> HELO hotmail.com
250 mx.dsdial.net Hello cc507242-a.srst1.fl.home.com [24.6.193.85], pleased
to meet you
> VRFY jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx
252 <jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> MAIL FROM: <dkriw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
250 <dkriw@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Sender ok
> RCPT TO: <jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
250 <jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Recipient ok
> EXPN jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx
250 <jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx>

This doesn't:

--- verify e-mail "jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx"
--- contacting host mail.jollyco.com [216.181.159.13]
--- error: timed out

I also see a couple of different IP addresses:

mail.jollyco.com	A	216.181.159.13
jollyco.com	A	216.181.159.11


--- verify e-mail "jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx"
--- contacting host [216.181.159.11]

220 raq3.jollyco.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3/8.9.3; Wed, 26 Apr 2000
19:54:34 -0700
> HELO hotmail.com
250 raq3.jollyco.com Hello cc507242-a.srst1.fl.home.com [24.6.193.85],
pleased to meet you
> VRFY jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx
252 Cannot VRFY user; try RCPT to attempt delivery (or try finger)
> MAIL FROM: <dkriw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
250 <dkriw@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Sender ok
> RCPT TO: <jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
554 rewrite: excessive recursion (max 50), ruleset 3
> EXPN jlinett@xxxxxxxxxxx
502 Sorry, we do not allow this operation

--- verify completed

Something is missing. Is there a site on .13? IIRC, the RAQ won't listen to
an IP that doesn't have at least one virtual site set up.

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Dan Kriwitsky