Pegasus Mail & Mercury

I can send and receive emails locally without any problem with OUTLOOK and I can receive email from NON-LOCAL address to LOCAL Address but I can't send email from my Local Address to NON-LOCAL Address (For e.g. local@172.74.77.141   to   XYZ@gmail.com) because I have receiving following error in my inbox.

With reference to your message with the subject:   

"aa"The local mail transport system has reported the following problemsit encountered while trying to deliver your message:

-------------------------------------------------------------------*** XYZ@gmail.comError connecting to primary server '74.125.157.27'.Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.45.27'.Error connecting to alternate server '209.85.227.27'.Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.43.27'.------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Your mail message is being returned to you in the next part of thismessage.Should you need assistance, please mail postmaster@172.74.77.141.

aa.eml
Subject: 
aa
From: 
Root <root@172.74.77.141>
Date: 
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:52:35 -0700
To: XYZ@GMAIL>COM

aa 
 

No problem with port 25 on Firewall, Router and ISP. I spent 18 hours on that but found NO solution. Can anyone help me please

 Thanks 

mezia:

I can send and receive emails locally without any problem with OUTLOOK and I can receive email from NON-LOCAL address to LOCAL Address but I can't send email from my Local Address to NON-LOCAL Address (For e.g. local@172.74.77.141   to   XYZ@gmail.com) because I have receiving following error in my inbox.

First the format is wrong - local@[172.74.77.141] (square brackets needed for ip addresses).  Also, I would be surprised if gmail usually accepted those types of addresses - turn on session logging in MercuryE to find out the details.

Thanks for your reply. Where to change the square brackets format in Mercury?

I tried to send email from root@172.74.77.141 -to- XYZ@gmail.com from OutLook. Still Outing Jobs in Mercury Core Process showing me in Pending.

Here is my Log detail

T 20100619 082911 4c1bdc26 Begin processing job MO0000A0 from root@172.74.77.141

W 20100619 082933 4c1bdc26 Error connecting to primary server '74.125.45.27'.

W 20100619 082955 4c1bdc26 Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.45.27'.

W 20100619 083016 4c1bdc26 Error connecting to alternate server '209.85.129.114'.

W 20100619 083038 4c1bdc26 Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.43.27'.

E 20100619 083038 4c1bdc26 Processing of job MO0000A0 incomplete or failed.

T 20100619 083038 4c1bdc26 Job MO0000A0 processing complete.

T 20100619 083151 4c1bdc27 Begin processing job MO0000A0 from root@172.74.77.141

W 20100619 083212 4c1bdc27 Error connecting to primary server '74.125.45.27'.

W 20100619 083233 4c1bdc27 Error connecting to alternate server '209.85.227.27'.

W 20100619 083254 4c1bdc27 Error connecting to alternate server '209.85.129.114'.

W 20100619 083316 4c1bdc27 Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.43.27'.

E 20100619 083316 4c1bdc27 Processing of job MO0000A0 incomplete or failed.

T 20100619 083316 4c1bdc27 Job MO0000A0 processing complete.

T 20100619 083431 4c1bdc28 Begin processing job MO0000A0 from root@172.74.77.141

W 20100619 083453 4c1bdc28 Error connecting to primary server '209.85.227.27'.

W 20100619 083515 4c1bdc28 Error connecting to alternate server '209.85.129.27'.

T 20100619 083519 4c1bdc29 Begin processing job MO0000A2 from root@172.74.77.141

W 20100619 083536 4c1bdc28 Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.43.27'.

W 20100619 083540 4c1bdc29 Error connecting to primary server '74.125.45.27'.

W 20100619 083558 4c1bdc28 Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.45.27'.

E 20100619 083558 4c1bdc28 Processing of job MO0000A0 incomplete or failed.

T 20100619 083558 4c1bdc28 Job MO0000A0 processing complete.

W 20100619 083601 4c1bdc29 Error connecting to alternate server '74.125.45.27'. 

Gmail Test

C:\>nslookup -qurey=mx gmail.com

Server:  nsdall01.verizon.net

Address:  68.238.96.12

Non-authoritative answer:

gmail.com       MX preference = 40, mail exchanger = alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com

gmail.com       MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com

gmail.com       MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com

gmail.com       MX preference = 20, mail exchanger = alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com

gmail.com       MX preference = 30, mail exchanger = alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com

gmail.com       nameserver = ns4.google.com

gmail.com       nameserver = ns1.google.com

gmail.com       nameserver = ns2.google.com

gmail.com       nameserver = ns3.google.com

gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com      internet address = 74.125.53.27

alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com internet address = 74.125.65.27

alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com internet address = 209.85.211.52

alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com internet address = 209.85.229.27

alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com internet address = 72.14.221.114

ns1.google.com  internet address = 216.239.32.10

ns2.google.com  internet address = 216.239.34.10

ns3.google.com  internet address = 216.239.36.10

ns4.google.com  internet address = 216.239.38.10 

Everything seems ok but why its not working I am surprised as well...

As PaulW said you need to provide a proper hostname for the SMTP greeting, otherwise the connection will not be accepted. If you choose to use your IP address as hostname it must be within square brackets. The hostname is set in Core configuration (Internet name for this system), and can be overridden in MercuryE configuration (Identify myself as).

Additionally, some servers will refuse connections based on reverse DNS (PTR) response on IP lookups.

/Rolf 

mezia:

Here is my Log detail

T 20100619 082911 4c1bdc26 Begin processing job MO0000A0 from root@172.74.77.141

W 20100619 082933 4c1bdc26 Error connecting to primary server '74.125.45.27'.

This looks like a general log - check the configuration to get a detailed 'session log' which will show all the smtp traffic.

As Rolf said, you don't have a reverse IP address on 172.74.77.141 so not many servers will ever accept your mail.  Get your carrier to fix that, and if you can't you will have to use MercuryC and some other relay server.

I tried to send test email but Mercury/32 not responding. I also tried to connect from my thunderbird but Mercury/32 not responding. I restart the software many times but nothing happen. I think I need to re-install the software but I don't know why Mercury not working.

Q) Do we need to restart the Mercury after every change in the setting?

Q) Where is session log option? 

I have dedicated IP and yesterday I bought a domain. I am trying to configure SMTP.mydomain.com with my server IP through ZoneEdit.com. Any idea how Mercury work with any domain through ZoneEdit.com?

 Thanks for your help. 

You probably don't need to reinstall Mercury unless you have had a disk crash. You may need to get some settings right, though. Please post the contents of the mercury.ini file if you want us to help with that. There could be general networking problems as well (firewall, redirects), as well as problems with interfering antivirus software.

If you change any major item in the settings (modules, domains, interfaces, etc.) you should restart the program.

The MercuryE session log can be switched on in MercuryE configuration ( Configuration / MercuryE SMTP Client / Logging / Enable session logging). Remember to switch it off again when the test is done, though.

If the domain is correctly registered it will work with any mail server program (that's a networking/DNS matter).

/Rolf

I have changed my original public IP with 172.74.77.141 for security reasons on public forum. I am trying to connect my root@172.74.77.141 but its not working. Ports are free and open from router and computer firewall. MercuryE Session directory is empty even I tick session box in MercuryE.

 I am following this article about MercuryE http://i-tech-life.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-send-mail-from-localhost-with.html but I changed localhost with my real public IP 

#  MERCURY.INI generated by Mercury Setup

#

#

#  Sample Bindery Mode / Standalone Mode MERCURY.INI file.

#  This sample file implements most of the possible switches for each

#  module, but you can edit it to do less if you wish.

#

#  Anything after a '#' to the end of the line is a comment and

#  is stripped out before parsing. Trailing and leading whitespace

#  is also stripped before parsing. Many sample commands have been

#  left in this file commented out for reference purposes.

#

#  Note that in general, manual modification of this file is NOT

#  RECOMMENDED - use the Mercury "Configuration" menu to change the

#  program's settings wherever possible.

#

[General]

myname:          [172.74.77.141]    # Canonical name for this server

timezone:        +0000    # Time Zone to add to date fields

file_api:        1    # Use the file api instead of queues

mailqueue:       C:\XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\QUEUE    # Where mail should be put for delivery

smtpqueue:       C:\XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\QUEUE    # Where the SMTP client should look for mail

newmail_path:    C:\XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\MAIL\~N    # Where to find the users' WinPMail mailboxes.

[Protocols]

MERCURYS.DLL

MERCURYP.DLL

MERCURYE.DLL

# MERCURYC.DLL

MERCURYD.DLL

MERCURYH.DLL

MERCURYF.DLL

MERCURYW.DLL

MERCURYX.DLL

# MERCURYI.DLL

# MERCURYB.DLL

[Mercury]

failfile:      C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\failure.mer    # Delivery failure notification template

confirmfile:   C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\confirm.mer    # Delivery confirmation template

aliasfile:     C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\alias.mer    # System-wide alias file

synfile:       C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\synonym.mer    # User synonym database

listfile:      C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\lists.mer    # List of lists

logfile:       C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\CORE\~y-~m-~d.log    # Traffic logging file

logwidth:      30    # Width of address fields in logfile

retpath:       1    # Do/Don't use 'return-path' for errors

maxhops:       30    # Used to detect mailing loops

gullible:      0    # If NZ, don't validate 'From' fields

poll:          10   # Seconds between queue polling cycles

scratch:       C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH    # Where we can write temp files

returnlines:   15    # How many lines of failed messages to return

postmaster:    Admin    # NetWare UIC of postmaster

broadcast:     0    # Yes, we want broadcast notifications, but

receipts:      0    # ... no broadcasts for receipt confirmations

PM_notify:     1    # Do/Don't send errors to the postmaster

change_owner:  0    # Change message ownership to recipient

auto_tzone:    1    # If NZ, obtain timezone information from OS

LogLevel:      15    # System message reporting level

LogMax:        100    # Maximum number of system messages to store

RetryPeriod:   1    # Period between job retries (minutes)

MaxRetries:    3    # Maximum number of times a job can fail

TwoPasses:     1    # If NZ, process submission queue in 2 passes

Autoaddress:   0    # If NZ, auto-generate user addresses based on name

Daily_exit:    0    # If NZ, auto-restart each day after maintenance

No_Areply:     0    # If NZ, disable automatic replies system-wide

Alt_Forward:   0    # If NZ, allow alternate forwarding specification

Maint_hour:    2    # Hour for daily maintenance (24-hour clock)

Maint_min:     0    # Minute for daily maintenance

Retry_Mode:    0    # If NZ, use progressive backoff for queue retries

Local_DSNs:    1    # If NZ generate Delivery Status for local users only

DSN_time1:     10800    # Seconds deferred before first DSN is sent

DSN_time2:     86400    # Seconds deferred before second DSN is sent

DSN_time3:     259200    # Seconds deferred before third DSN is sent

Host_in_title: 0    # If NZ, show hostname in system tray and taskbar

Lingering:     0    # Enable or disable 'lingering mailboxes'

Linger_Timeout: 60   # Seconds before a lingering mailbox is shut down

Alert_Host:    notify.pmail.com    # Host to check for licensee advisories

Alert_Interval: 720   # Frequency in minutes (min 240) for checks

Alert_Flags:   3    # Flags controlling advisory checks

[MercuryC]

Host:             # mail mail host which relays for us

Failfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\failure.mer

Poll : 30

Scratch : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH

ReturnLines : 15

Timeout : 30

ESMTP : 1

POP3_Auth : 0

Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYC\~y-~m-~d.log

Log_Verbose : 0

Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYC

Session_logmode : 0

[MercuryE]

HELO : [172.74.77.141]

Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYE

Session_logmode : 1

Poll : 15

Timeout : 60

Nameservers : 68.238.96.12,68.238.64.12

Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYE\~y-~m-~d.log

Log_Verbose : 1

DNS_Timeout : 20

DNS_Retries : 4

Transcripts : 1

MaxThreads : 10

[MercuryD]

Scratch : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MERCURYD

Timeout : 30

Poll : 120

Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYD

Session_logmode : 0

[MercuryS]

Debug : 1

HELO : 172.74.77.141

Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYS\~y-~m-~d.log

Timeout : 30

Relay : 1

Strict_Relay : 0

Interface : 172.74.77.141

Allow_Illegals : 0

SMTP_Authentication : 0

Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\ESSIONS\MERCURYS

Session_logmode : 0

Compliance_Settings : 0

Maximum_Failed_Rcpts : 4

Max_Relay_Attempts : 4

SSL_Mode : 0

ST_Blacklisting : 288

No_VRFY : 0

SMTP_ConnFlags : 0

[MercuryP]

Scratch : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MercuryP

Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYP\~y-~m-~d.log

Stack : 32768

Interface : 172.74.77.141

Mark_Read : 1

SSL_Mode : 0

Login_Disabled : 0

UIDL_nul_list : 1

New_UIDs : 0

No_NUL_passwords : 1

Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYP

Session_logmode : 0

Timeout : 60

[MercuryX]

Cmd_Wait: 1

IE4_Dialling: 0

Use_ETRN: 0

Clients_only: 0

Drain_queues: 1

Sunday: 0000,0000,0,0,0,0

Monday: 0000,0000,0,0,0,0

Tuesday: 0000,0000,0,0,0,0

Wednesday: 0000,0000,0,0,0,0

Thursday: 0000,0000,0,0,0,0

Friday: 0000,0000,0,0,0,0

Saturday: 0000,0000,0,0,0,0

[Domains]

localhost: localhost

localhost: [127.0.0.1]

[Maiser]

Maiser:          Maiser   # 'Username' of mail server account

Helpfile:        C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\maiser.hlp   # Help sent on failed maiser requests

Lookupfile:      C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\maiser.lkp   # Format file for the 'lookup' command

Send_dir:        C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\SENDABLE   # Directory for the 'send' command

Logfile:         C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MAISER\~y-~m-~d.log   # Mail server log file

Notify:          C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\TMP   # Dir. for pending 'notify' commands

NoList:          N   # If 'Y', disable the 'list' command

Local_only:      Y   # If 'Y', local 'notify' commands only

[MercuryH]

Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYH\~y-~m-~d.log

Timeout : 30

[MercuryI]

Scratch : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MERCURYI

Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYI\~y-~m-~d.log

Timeout : 120

Server_Port : 143

Charset : ISO-8859-1

Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYI

Session_logmode : 0

Idle_Timeout : 1800

SSL_Mode : 0

Login_Disabled : 0

No_NUL_passwords : 1

[MercuryB]

Scratch : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MERCURYB

Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYB\~y-~m-~d.log

Timeout : 120

Server_Port : 2224

Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYB

Session_logmode : 0

Idle_Timeout : 1800

SSL_Mode : 0

Alt_Server_Port : 443

[Groups]

[Rewrite]

[Statistics]

StatFlags:    0  # Statistical reporting settings

STF_Hours:    24  # How often to write stat log files

STM_Hours:    24  # How often to e-mail stat log files