Re: [cobalt-users] Mail from hotmail users being trapped

[Peter Masloch <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday, August 20, 2002, at 08:15  PM, Will Nordmeyer wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm running a RAQ3 with sendmail 8.9.3-C7 installed.
>
> I just discovered/became aware that all e-mail inbound to my servers
> from hotmail.com is being trapped by the check_mail relay rule.  This
> began [on my server] on August 15th.
>
> Does anyone have any insight on this?  I don't recall changing anything
> on my server during that time period, except possibly installing the
> webmail package.
>
> Aug 20 20:02:40 raq sendmail[30144]: UAA30144: ruleset=check_mail,
> arg1=<wnordmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>, relay=f142.law3.hotmail.com
> [209.185.241.142], reject=451 <wnordmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Sender domain
> must resolve
> Aug 20 20:02:40 raq sendmail[30144]: UAA30144:
> from=<wnordmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>, size=0, class=0, pri=0, nrcpts=0,
> proto=ESMTP, relay=f142.law3.hotmail.com [209.185.241.142]
>
> Hopefully someone has some quick insight for me.
>
> --Will

The problem is not on your end. The IP 209.185.241.142 is dead right 
now.....