[TriLUG] AOL's new email policy

[Turnpike Man]

You are correct, for me, I would use smtp-server.nc.rr.com, but my buddy in TX
tried this before I got around to it.  He lives in Austin and this was his
error... *shrugs*  He actually writes people at aol... where I don't... so he
was immediately ready to try the change... me, I figured I'd just let him test
it! ;)

David M.

--- Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> That error message is from smtp-server.austin.rr.com.  It's telling you
> that it will not relay for you.
> 
> If you are not on the local austin.rr.com network, then it will not
> relay for you.  You need to use your local ISP's Mailserver.
> 
> Jon
> 
> On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 00:16, Turnpike Man wrote:
> > After adding:
> > 
> > aol.com    smtp:smtp-server.austin.rr.com
> > 
> > to mailertable and running "make"... I am no longer rejected by AOL... but
> > still nada!!  log genericized again... my buddy in TX decided to try this
> > before I got around to it... his results are as follows (and there was a
> valid
> > AOL account used, user is obviously not it):
> > 
> > 
> >    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> > <user at aol.com>
> >     (reason: 550 5.7.1 <user at aol.com>... Relaying denied)
> > 
> >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > ... while talking to texlog.texas.rr.com.:
> > >>> RCPT To:<user at aol.com>
> > <<< 550 5.7.1 <user at aol.com>... Relaying denied
> > 550 5.1.1 <user at aol.com>... User unknown
> > 
> >     [ Part 2: "Delivery Status" ]
> > 
> > Reporting-MTA: dns; MYHOST.MYDOMAIN.COM
> > Arrival-Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:43:49 -0600
> > 
> > Final-Recipient: RFC822; user at aol.com
> > Action: failed
> > Status: 5.7.1
> > Remote-MTA: DNS; texlog.texas.rr.com
> > Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.7.1 <user at aol.com>... Relaying denied
> > Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:43:49 -0600
> >     -------
> > 
> > Ideas?
> > Thanks,
> > David M.
> > 
> > 
> > > > In Sendmail, edit /etc/mail/mailertable:
> > > >   aol.com    smtp:smtp-server.nc.rr.com
> > > > 
> > > > http://www.sendmail.org/m4/mailertables.html
> > > > 
> > > > Good Luck - Jon Carnes
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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