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remote_smtp defer

PerNiila
Trying to send outgoing mail ASL4 via the smtp proxy fails. 

H7 == bill@acme.net R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (-53): retry time not reached for any host


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    Trying to send outgoing mail ASL4 via the smtp proxy fails. 

    H7 == bill@acme.net R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (-53): retry time not reached for any host 

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    This is usually a DNS lookup problem. ASL looks up for the domain name of the recipient you are sending the mail to in order to verify that the domain exists. It either can't find the domain or can't connect to a DNS server for the lookup process. Make sure you DNS addresses are conigured correctly on the ASL.

    Maurice
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    Or somebody's mail relay might be overloaded. You can do a telnet test; Search on a post I did explaining how to do this. If you can't find it, repost...