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I have tried all I can think of.

No out going smtp.

I can telnet out on port 25.

Any know bugs?

Joe

Ok if I send from outlook through the bbs smtp. it goes out.

So relay works but from the web pages, text or c/s mode no out going smtp.

Weird

Joe

ccs wrote:Ok if I send from outlook through the bbs smtp. it goes out.

So relay works but from the web pages, text or c/s mode no out going smtp.

Weird

Joe

Ok the bbs thinks all the posts from the web pages and local text, c/s modes are local messages and it will not send them out to smtp.

I am useing the IN: preface

Joe

ccs wrote:

ccs wrote:Ok if I send from outlook through the bbs smtp. it goes out.

So relay works but from the web pages, text or c/s mode no out going smtp.

Weird

Joe

Ok the bbs thinks all the posts from the web pages and local text, c/s modes are local messages and it will not send them out to smtp.

I am useing the IN: preface

Joe

Ok I figured it out!

I'm trying to send email from the bbs (joe.ccsnet.com) to my main mail server (ccsnet.com)

to sysop@ccsnet.com
from sysop@joe.ccsnet.com

it seems not to matter what account I send from.

The smtp sender sees the out going email address *@ccsnet.com and thinks is is local. It pays no attenion to the "HOSTNAM" option and only the "DOMAIN" option (level 3).

If I remove the entery in "HOSTNAM" and make the "DOMAIN" joe.ccsnet.com it trys to send out but the return address heads out as .joe.ccsnet.com (note the extra .)

The trouble only shows up when you send to the short name..

like this!
bbs name = bbs.ccsnet.com
can send to any address like *@*.ccsnet.com
but can not send to *@ccsnet.com


It seems broken.

It could be a fault in the DNS resolver.

Joe

are you running on Win XP?
I noticed my 3.2 or 3.3 won't do email properly on win xp. but work fine on win 2000. wierd.

frcorey wrote:are you running on Win XP?
I noticed my 3.2 or 3.3 won't do email properly on win xp. but work fine on win 2000. wierd.

Nope running on Win2000 Server.

Its not related to the platfom as far as I can tell. I think it is a fault in the SMTP exported module or in the DNS system.

Joe

ccs wrote:
The trouble only shows up when you send to the short name..

like this!
bbs name = bbs.ccsnet.com
can send to any address like *@*.ccsnet.com
but can not send to *@ccsnet.com


It seems broken.

It could be a fault in the DNS resolver.

Joe

I'm using 3.2 and have had no problems; I have the following entries:

DNS Resolver area-

HOSTNAM: "Blank" - no entry
DOMAIN: informationware.com - this domain points at 207.217.120.83 - my router.
IPNSVR: 207.217.120.83 - my router's IP address - not the BBS address.
ETCHOST: "Blank" - no entry
SVRONL: 'Yes'
RSCHED: 5 10 15 20 40

I have my router set to forward all ports for SMTP/POP3 requests to the BBS Server's IP.
I have WG monitoring the smpt and pop3 ports on the server (nothing else).

I can send SMPT using IN:'account'@infomationware.com

The server running the BBS does have a host name, I just don't use it. It would be pagesrus.informationware.com. But I'm not trying to send mail to the server, or from the server, just the BBS.

Toyduck

Toyduck wrote:

ccs wrote:
The trouble only shows up when you send to the short name..

like this!
bbs name = bbs.ccsnet.com
can send to any address like *@*.ccsnet.com
but can not send to *@ccsnet.com


It seems broken.

It could be a fault in the DNS resolver.

Joe

I'm using 3.2 and have had no problems; I have the following entries:

DNS Resolver area-

HOSTNAM: "Blank" - no entry
DOMAIN: informationware.com - this domain points at 207.217.120.83 - my router.
IPNSVR: 207.217.120.83 - my router's IP address - not the BBS address.
ETCHOST: "Blank" - no entry
SVRONL: 'Yes'
RSCHED: 5 10 15 20 40

I have my router set to forward all ports for SMTP/POP3 requests to the BBS Server's IP.
I have WG monitoring the smpt and pop3 ports on the server (nothing else).

I can send SMPT using IN:'account'@infomationware.com

The server running the BBS does have a host name, I just don't use it. It would be pagesrus.informationware.com. But I'm not trying to send mail to the server, or from the server, just the BBS.

Toyduck

I tried that and it leaves the server with an extra "." in the address.
Like this

account@.domain.com

I'm running WG3.3

Joe

ccs wrote:
I tried that and it leaves the server with an extra "." in the address.
Like this

account@.domain.com

I'm running WG3.3

Joe

Are the setup entries for 3.3 that different than 3.2? I don't have 3.3 to compare to to help you further.

Toyduck

Toyduck wrote:

ccs wrote:
I tried that and it leaves the server with an extra "." in the address.
Like this

account@.domain.com

I'm running WG3.3

Joe

Are the setup entries for 3.3 that different than 3.2? I don't have 3.3 to compare to to help you further.

Toyduck

It seems about the same. I know how to set all this up. I have been useing MBBS/WG since 94 and I run a small ISP so I understand how SMTP mail systems work.
I think it is a BUG in the Software.

Joe

ccs wrote:

Toyduck wrote:

ccs wrote:
I tried that and it leaves the server with an extra "." in the address.
Like this

account@.domain.com

I'm running WG3.3

Joe

Are the setup entries for 3.3 that different than 3.2? I don't have 3.3 to compare to to help you further.

Toyduck

It seems about the same. I know how to set all this up. I have been useing MBBS/WG since 94 and I run a small ISP so I understand how SMTP mail systems work.
I think it is a BUG in the Software.

Joe

I don't have 3.3, so I'v never tried to set it up, so I can't say it's not the software. I'v only gone up to 3.2. Which hasn't given me any problems.

Don

ccs wrote:

Toyduck wrote:

ccs wrote:
I tried that and it leaves the server with an extra "." in the address.
Like this

account@.domain.com

I'm running WG3.3

Joe

Are the setup entries for 3.3 that different than 3.2? I don't have 3.3 to compare to to help you further.

Toyduck

It seems about the same. I know how to set all this up. I have been useing MBBS/WG since 94 and I run a small ISP so I understand how SMTP mail systems work.
I think it is a BUG in the Software.

Joe

a bug in worldgroup? you don't say...

This helped a great deal, I can now receive e-mail on the bbs, but can't send. In the log I am getting the following message when sending:

SMTP SEND FAILED - (Dial) Failed to connect to 205.152.58.33

any ideas?????

frcorey wrote:

ccs wrote:

Toyduck wrote: Are the setup entries for 3.3 that different than 3.2? I don't have 3.3 to compare to to help you further.

Toyduck

It seems about the same. I know how to set all this up. I have been useing MBBS/WG since 94 and I run a small ISP so I understand how SMTP mail systems work.
I think it is a BUG in the Software.

Joe

a bug in worldgroup? you don't say...