Re: SMTP troubles (AGAIN!)

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It should be HELO or EHLO plus the domain name (which is
taken from CFGTCP option 12, the host+domain info).

If these values are blank, that could be a problem to as
some mail servers require this on the "hello" command.

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:09:07 -0400
 stenore@xxxxxxx wrote:
> There is usually a third one if the smtp server is setup
> correctly and talking to the mail router or the other
> mail servers. The third report should have the
> conversation with any mail servers, do you see anything
> in there? If I'm not mistaken you can search for the
> "hello" in the conversation which is placed in the log
> when the 400 initiates the connection to the remote mail
> server or router. The other thing that may have happened
> is that smtp was not ended before the trace was started,
> you may want to run it again. 
>  
> If you want, you can send the spool files to me and I'll
> take a look to see if I see anything. 
>  
> (stenore@xxxxxxx) 
>  
> Steve  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Smith, Mike <Mike_Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:53:10 -0400
> Subject: RE: SMTP troubles (AGAIN!)
> 
> 
> So I wonder what it means if you only get 1 or 2 of the 3
> spoolfiles?
> First time I ran through using these steps I got 2 spool
> files.  The
> second time I only got 1.  
> 
> Michael Smith
> iSeries.mySeries.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: STenore@xxxxxxx [mailto:STenore@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:45 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: SMTP troubles (AGAIN!)
> 
> 
> I have a quick suggestion that may shed some light from a
> trace end and
> 
> something yo ucan check on the exchange server if your
> still using it. 
>  
> End the SMTP server 
>  
> TRCTCPAPP  APP(*SMTPCLT)  SET(*ON)   - prompt and hit
>  enter 
>  
> strart the SMTP server 
>  
> send an e-mail using the snddst command 
>  
> wait a minute or so and do a 
>  
> trctcpapp  app(*SMTPCLT)   SET(*OFF) TITLE('SETTINGS AS
> of  this trace')
> 
>  
> when this is done you should have  3 spool files, the
> last one will
> contain 
> the conversation that happened between your mail server /
> external
> servers, 
> etc. 
>  
> One other thing is to check the exchange server to see if
> the AS400 is  
> allowed to relay (must have an entry see below 
>  
>  
> You can specify IP  addresses from which Exchange is to
> allow relaying.
> 
> In the Exchange  System manager, browse to the SMTP
> server, and get the
> properties  window.  On our system, it is called "Default
> SMTP Virtual
> Server" and  is found under the Exchange Server,
> Protocols, SMTP.  On
> the
> "Access"  tab there is a "Relay" button.   Assuming that
> relaying  is
> restricted, add your system's IP to the Allow list, and
> away you  go.
>  
>  
>  
> 
> 
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Bradley V. Stone
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