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| Phantom 2004-04-15, 1:56 pm |
| Hi all,
I must be doing something wrong with my mail setup here.
I have set up the Windows 2003 POP3 service for my domain microplanet.be, but when users send mail to one of my accounts it takes ages before the mail gets in.
For example, I tested it by sending a mail from hotmail to my mail account and after 2 hours it's still not there, but hotmail is not sending my an error message either.
I have set up an MX pointing to pop3.microplanet.be.
I hope you can help.
Thx
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| Kristofer Gafvert 2004-04-15, 2:58 pm |
| 2 hours is probably too less time to get a something from the sending
server. I do not know how hotmail has configured their server, so i cannot
tell you why you are not getting any reply.
The problem is probably however that other SMTP servers cannot find yours.
It is the SMTP server that handles both incoming and outgoing emails. The
POP3 service only communicates with a client, "poping" the emails out to the
client. So it sounds very strange to have a MX record pointing to
pop3.microplanet.be. It should most likely point to smtp.microplanet.de (if
that is the machine running SMTP).
But, i cannot find anything answering on port 25 on these domains:
microplanet.be
pop3.microplanet.be
smtp.microplanet.be
So you have either not opened port 25 and run SMTP on any of these servers
(if they exist). Or the SMTP service is running on another machine.
I draw this image a few weeks ago, i think that it can help you too:
http://www.ilopia.com/temp/smtp.jpg
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Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
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"Phantom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2BF4E90A-B47F-47DF-B439-0A8D329998B9@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I must be doing something wrong with my mail setup here.
>
> I have set up the Windows 2003 POP3 service for my domain microplanet.be,
but when users send mail to one of my accounts it takes ages before the mail
gets in.
>
> For example, I tested it by sending a mail from hotmail to my mail account
and after 2 hours it's still not there, but hotmail is not sending my an
error message either.
>
> I have set up an MX pointing to pop3.microplanet.be.
>
> I hope you can help.
>
> Thx
>
>
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| Kristofer Gafvert 2004-04-15, 2:58 pm |
| Hello,
I'm sorry, i just remebered that my ISP blocks outgoing port 25, so i cannot
check if the port is open or not. You will have to do that yourself.
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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
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do not.
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"Kristofer Gafvert" <kgafvert@NEWSilopia.com> wrote in message
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> 2 hours is probably too less time to get a something from the sending
> server. I do not know how hotmail has configured their server, so i cannot
> tell you why you are not getting any reply.
>
> The problem is probably however that other SMTP servers cannot find yours.
> It is the SMTP server that handles both incoming and outgoing emails. The
> POP3 service only communicates with a client, "poping" the emails out to
the
> client. So it sounds very strange to have a MX record pointing to
> pop3.microplanet.be. It should most likely point to smtp.microplanet.de
(if
> that is the machine running SMTP).
>
> But, i cannot find anything answering on port 25 on these domains:
> microplanet.be
> pop3.microplanet.be
> smtp.microplanet.be
>
> So you have either not opened port 25 and run SMTP on any of these servers
> (if they exist). Or the SMTP service is running on another machine.
>
> I draw this image a few weeks ago, i think that it can help you too:
>
> http://www.ilopia.com/temp/smtp.jpg
>
> --
> Regards,
> Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
> Reply to newsgroup only. Remove NEWS if you must reply by email, but
please
> do not.
> http://www.ilopia.com/
>
>
> "Phantom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2BF4E90A-B47F-47DF-B439-0A8D329998B9@microsoft.com...
microplanet.be,[vbcol=seagreen]
> but when users send mail to one of my accounts it takes ages before the
mail
> gets in.
account[vbcol=seagreen]
> and after 2 hours it's still not there, but hotmail is not sending my an
> error message either.
>
>
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| Phantom 2004-04-15, 2:58 pm |
| Thanks for your help,
I feel a bit stupid now with my MX pointing to my POP3 instead of my STMP :BLUSH:
I'm setting up Exchange 2003 trial for the moment to see if this would give me better support.
Thanks again.
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| Peter D. Hipson 2004-04-15, 6:40 pm |
| A test from my network shows the microplanet.be, smtp.microplanet.be
addresses both respond to a telnet on 25.
One idea would be to look at the smtp log and see if the delay is
in-house or outside. IWO, is POP3 slow to pick up or is the delay on
the Internet.
This type of problem shows the value of having two ttoally seperate
email systems. Then you have both a backup, and a site you control to
make tests from. <g>
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:05:09 +0200, "Kristofer Gafvert"
<kgafvert@NEWSilopia.com> wrote:
>2 hours is probably too less time to get a something from the sending
>server. I do not know how hotmail has configured their server, so i cannot
>tell you why you are not getting any reply.
>
>The problem is probably however that other SMTP servers cannot find yours.
>It is the SMTP server that handles both incoming and outgoing emails. The
>POP3 service only communicates with a client, "poping" the emails out to the
>client. So it sounds very strange to have a MX record pointing to
>pop3.microplanet.be. It should most likely point to smtp.microplanet.de (if
>that is the machine running SMTP).
>
>But, i cannot find anything answering on port 25 on these domains:
>microplanet.be
>pop3.microplanet.be
>smtp.microplanet.be
>
>So you have either not opened port 25 and run SMTP on any of these servers
>(if they exist). Or the SMTP service is running on another machine.
>
>I draw this image a few weeks ago, i think that it can help you too:
>
>http://www.ilopia.com/temp/smtp.jpg
PeterD, the Darkstar Network
To email, fix my address!
ExpertZone!
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