Can not receive email in SJSMS 2005Q4

Hi,

Jay already answered this question in a previous thread.

> I checked mail server again and have a problem as

> below:

>

> 1. When I try telnet from NON-INTERNAL IP MAPPING

> IP:

> telnet a.b.c.d 25

> 220***************************************************

> ***********************

> *****************

> ehlo

> 500 5.5.1 Unknown command "XXXX" specified

Is what you have provided above REALLY what was sent back (you didn't replace characters with '*' - stars yourself?)

If so, it is the FIREWALL that is causing the problem.

> 2. Now if I do smtp connection from INETRNAL IP:

> telnet 127.0.0.1 25

> # telnet 127.0.0.1 25

> Trying 127.0.0.1...

> Connected to 127.0.0.1.

> Escape character is '^]'.

> 220 mailserver -- Server ESMTP (Sun Java System

> Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005))

> ehlo

Yep that is because connecting to localhost bypasses the firewall.... So I would expect this to work if the firewall was at fault.

> I configured firewall exactly!

>

> Please help me to solve this problem.

Contact your firewall vendor for assistance.

Shane.

shane_hjortha at 2007-7-10 2:03:01 >