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Temporary Error 249

You should complete the domains section as well. IP addresses need to be enclosed in brackets, you should enter the hostname of the server, and if you have other workstations in your LAN you should enter your local IP as well. You can call your server "localhost" but I would recommend against it as it will only confuse you. So:

mail: mail
mail: drewclardy.info
mail: [76.184.46.42]
mail: [192.168.1.100]

And you should at least turn on strict local relaying restrictions in MercuryS.

/Rolf 

 

<p>You should complete the domains section as well. IP addresses need to be enclosed in brackets, you should enter the hostname of the server, and if you have other workstations in your LAN you should enter your local IP as well. You can call your server "localhost" but I would recommend against it as it will only confuse you. So:</p><blockquote><p><i>mail: mail mail: drewclardy.info mail: [76.184.46.42] mail: [192.168.1.100]</i> </p></blockquote><p>And you should at least turn on strict local relaying restrictions in MercuryS.</p><p>/Rolf </p><p> </p>

I am attempting to setup an email server for my domain using my home computer. I have been battling this for a couple of days, and I still can't send mail from the server to an outside account. I can receive mail from an outside email address. The error that I am getting is Temporary Error 249( temporary error MX resolution error) resolving 'gmail.com'. I am using these name servers: 208.76.62.100,208.76.56.56,75.102.60.66. I am getting these from the everydns.net.

 

Are these the correct thing to use? What steps do I need to take to get the server fully functioning?

 Thanks for any help in advance.

<p>I am attempting to setup an email server for my domain using my home computer. I have been battling this for a couple of days, and I still can't send mail from the server to an outside account. I can receive mail from an outside email address. The error that I am getting is Temporary Error 249( temporary error MX resolution error) resolving 'gmail.com'. I am using these name servers: 208.76.62.100,208.76.56.56,75.102.60.66. I am getting these from the everydns.net. </p><p> </p><p>Are these the correct thing to use? What steps do I need to take to get the server fully functioning?</p><p> Thanks for any help in advance. </p>

[quote user="dclardy"]

I am attempting to setup an email server for my domain using my home computer. I have been battling this for a couple of days, and I still can't send mail from the server to an outside account. I can receive mail from an outside email address. The error that I am getting is Temporary Error 249( temporary error MX resolution error) resolving 'gmail.com'. I am using these name servers: 208.76.62.100,208.76.56.56,75.102.60.66. I am getting these from the everydns.net.

Are these the correct thing to use? What steps do I need to take to get the server fully functioning?

 Thanks for any help in advance.

[/quote]

The nameservers look ok. The 249 will mostly indicate that the internet connection isn't open for the requiered action. Do you get the 249 error for all destination addresses??

I suggest to chek the port used by MercuryC or MercuryE (25) and if that isn't blocked by your ISP to pervent using own mailservers and block spam.

 

[quote user="dclardy"]<p>I am attempting to setup an email server for my domain using my home computer. I have been battling this for a couple of days, and I still can't send mail from the server to an outside account. I can receive mail from an outside email address. The error that I am getting is Temporary Error 249( temporary error MX resolution error) resolving 'gmail.com'. I am using these name servers: 208.76.62.100,208.76.56.56,75.102.60.66. I am getting these from the everydns.net. </p><p>Are these the correct thing to use? What steps do I need to take to get the server fully functioning?</p><p> Thanks for any help in advance. </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>The nameservers look ok. The 249 will mostly indicate that the internet connection isn't open for the requiered action. Do you get the 249 error for all destination addresses??</p><p>I suggest to chek the port used by MercuryC or MercuryE (25) and if that isn't blocked by your ISP to pervent using own mailservers and block spam.</p><p> </p>

-- Han van den Bogaerde - support@vandenbogaerde.net Member of Pegasus Mail Support Group. My own Pegasus Mail related web information: http://www.vandenbogaerde.net/pegasusmail/

I chatted with my tech support, and they told me that they do not block any ports on their system. I have tried several different addresses, and I still get the same error. I am wanting to use the end-to-end client. Are there any other things that I can check? I am a novice when it comes to this, but I am really interested in learning how this all works.

 

Thanks.

 

<p>I chatted with my tech support, and they told me that they do not block any ports on their system. I have tried several different addresses, and I still get the same error. I am wanting to use the end-to-end client. Are there any other things that I can check? I am a novice when it comes to this, but I am really interested in learning how this all works.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks.</p><p> </p>

If you can access various Internet sites from a browser on the computer running Mercury you should normally leave the field Name servers blank in MercuryE configuration. A restart of Mercury is probably required after making a change here.

If you have any firewall software running on the computer (like for instance Windows firewall) make sure it isn't blocking Mercury in any way.

/Rolf 

<p>If you can access various Internet sites from a browser on the computer running Mercury you should normally leave the field Name servers blank in MercuryE configuration. A restart of Mercury is probably required after making a change here.</p><p>If you have any firewall software running on the computer (like for instance Windows firewall) make sure it isn't blocking Mercury in any way.</p><p>/Rolf </p>

I removed the nameservers with no change. To be honest, I am stuck here.

I removed the nameservers with no change. To be honest, I am stuck here.

We probably need more information to give further help. Does the problem only occur for gmail only or for messages to any domain? What operative system is used on the server? Is any firewall or anti-virus software active?

It might also be helpful if you post the contents of your mercury.ini file.

/Rolf 

<p>We probably need more information to give further help. Does the problem only occur for gmail only or for messages to any domain? What operative system is used on the server? Is any firewall or anti-virus software active? </p><p>It might also be helpful if you post the contents of your mercury.ini file.</p><p>/Rolf </p>

At a command prompt on your mail server what do the following commands produce?

nslookup -q=MX gmail.com

nslookup -q=MX gmail.com 208.76.62.100

FWIW I can get no response from any of the DNS server IP's you listed.

I always specify the DNS servers to use in MercE config as I have had issues getting the Windows DNS resolver to work reliably.

Have you tried using your ISP's DNS server? They may block DNS requests outside their network.

<p>At a command prompt on your mail server what do the following commands produce?</p><blockquote><p>nslookup -q=MX gmail.com</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>nslookup -q=MX gmail.com 208.76.62.100</p></blockquote><p>FWIW I can get no response from any of the DNS server IP's you listed.</p><p>I always specify the DNS servers to use in MercE config as I have had issues getting the Windows DNS resolver to work reliably. </p><p>Have you tried using your ISP's DNS server? They may block DNS requests outside their network. </p>

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1>nslookup -q=MX gmail.com *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.1: Non-existent domain ***

Default servers are not available Server: UnKnown Address: 192.168.1.1

Non-authoritative answer: 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

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

C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1>

Any recommendation on nameservers that I can use?

<P>Microsoft(R) Windows DOS (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001. </P> <P>C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1>nslookup -q=MX gmail.com *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.1: Non-existent domain *** </P> <P>Default servers are not available Server: UnKnown Address: 192.168.1.1 </P> <P>Non-authoritative answer: gmail.com MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com gmail.com </P> <P>MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com gmail.com </P> <P>MX preference = 20, mail exchanger = alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com gmail.com </P> <P>MX preference = 30, mail exchanger = alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com gmail.com </P> <P>MX preference = 40, mail exchanger = alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com </P> <P>C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1></P> <P>Any recommendation on nameservers that I can use?</P>

It happens on all domains that I have tried. I am using windows xp. I have no firewall up at the moment. I am using BitDefender Antivirus. I am running the web server, ftp server, vnc server, and I did not have to make any changes to that program.

 

#  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:          drewclardy.info    # 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:       \XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\QUEUE    # Where mail should be put for delivery
smtpqueue:       \XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\QUEUE    # Where the SMTP client should look for mail
newmail_path:    \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:      \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\failure.mer    # Delivery failure notification template
confirmfile:   \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\confirm.mer    # Delivery confirmation template
aliasfile:     \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\alias.mer    # System-wide alias file
synfile:       \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\synonym.mer    # User synonym database
listfile:      \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\lists.mer    # List of lists
logfile:       \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:       \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH    # Where we can write temp files
returnlines:   15    # How many lines of failed messages to return
postmaster:    Drew    # NetWare UIC of postmaster
broadcast:     1    # 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:  1    # Change message ownership to recipient
auto_tzone:    1    # If NZ, obtain timezone information from OS
LogLevel:      25    # System message reporting level
LogMax:        100    # Maximum number of system messages to store
RetryPeriod:   10    # Period between job retries (minutes)
MaxRetries:    16    # Maximum number of times a job can fail
TwoPasses:     1    # If NZ, process submission queue in 2 passes
Autoaddress:   7    # 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]
Failfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\failure.mer
Poll : 30
Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH
ReturnLines : 15
Timeout : 30
ESMTP : 1
POP3_Auth : 0
Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYC\~y-~m-~d.log
Log_Verbose : 0
Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYC
Session_logmode : 0

[MercuryE]
Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYE
Session_logmode : 0
Poll : 15
Timeout : 60
Nameservers : 208.76.62.100,208.76.56.56,75.102.60.66
Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYE\~y-~m-~d.log
Log_Verbose : 0
DNS_Timeout : 20
DNS_Retries : 4
Transcripts : 1
MaxThreads : 10

[MercuryD]
Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MERCURYD
Timeout : 30
Poll : 30
Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYD
Session_logmode : 0

[MercuryS]
Debug : 1
Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYS\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 30
Relay : 1
Strict_Relay : 0
Interface : 192.168.1.100
Allow_Illegals : 1
SMTP_Authentication : 0
Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\ESSIONS\MERCURYS
Session_logmode : 0
Compliance_Settings : 134
Maximum_Failed_Rcpts : 4
Max_Relay_Attempts : 4
SSL_Mode : 0
ST_Blacklisting : 288
No_VRFY : 0
SMTP_ConnFlags : 0

[MercuryP]
Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MercuryP
Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYP\~y-~m-~d.log
Stack : 32768
Interface : 192.168.1.100
Mark_Read : 1
SSL_Mode : 0
Login_Disabled : 0
UIDL_nul_list : 1
New_UIDs : 1
No_NUL_passwords : 1
Session_logging : \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: drewclardy.info
localhost: 76.184.46.42

[Maiser]
Maiser:          Maiser   # 'Username' of mail server account
Helpfile:        \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\maiser.hlp   # Help sent on failed maiser requests
Lookupfile:      \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\maiser.lkp   # Format file for the 'lookup' command
Send_dir:        \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\SENDABLE   # Directory for the 'send' command
Logfile:         \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MAISER\~y-~m-~d.log   # Mail server log file
Notify:          \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 : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYH\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 30

[MercuryI]
Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MERCURYI
Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYI\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 120
Server_Port : 143
Charset : ISO-8859-1
Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYI
Session_logmode : 0
Idle_Timeout : 1800
SSL_Mode : 0
Login_Disabled : 0
No_NUL_passwords : 1

[MercuryB]
Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MERCURYB
Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYB\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 120
Server_Port : 2224
Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYB
Session_logmode : 0
Idle_Timeout : 1800

[Groups]

[Rewrite]

[Statistics]
StatFlags:    3  # Statistical reporting settings
StatFiles:    C:\xampp\mercurylog.txt  # Directory to write stat log files
StatMail:     dclardy64@gmail.com  # Address to send stat log files
STF_Hours:    1  # How often to write stat log files
STM_Hours:    24  # How often to e-mail stat log files

 

<P>It happens on all domains that I have tried. I am using windows xp. I have no firewall up at the moment. I am using BitDefender Antivirus. I am running the web server, ftp server, vnc server, and<EM> </EM>I did not have to make any changes to that program.</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P>#  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. #</P> <P>[General] myname:          drewclardy.info    # 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:       \XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\QUEUE    # Where mail should be put for delivery smtpqueue:       \XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\QUEUE    # Where the SMTP client should look for mail newmail_path:    \XAMPP\MERCURYMAIL\MAIL\~N    # Where to find the users' WinPMail mailboxes.</P> <P>[Protocols] MERCURYS.DLL MERCURYP.DLL MERCURYE.DLL # MERCURYC.DLL MERCURYD.DLL # MERCURYH.DLL # MERCURYF.DLL MERCURYW.DLL # MERCURYX.DLL # MERCURYI.DLL # MERCURYB.DLL</P> <P>[Mercury] failfile:      \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\failure.mer    # Delivery failure notification template confirmfile:   \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\confirm.mer    # Delivery confirmation template aliasfile:     \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\alias.mer    # System-wide alias file synfile:       \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\synonym.mer    # User synonym database listfile:      \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\lists.mer    # List of lists logfile:       \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:       \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH    # Where we can write temp files returnlines:   15    # How many lines of failed messages to return postmaster:    Drew    # NetWare UIC of postmaster broadcast:     1    # 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:  1    # Change message ownership to recipient auto_tzone:    1    # If NZ, obtain timezone information from OS LogLevel:      25    # System message reporting level LogMax:        100    # Maximum number of system messages to store RetryPeriod:   10    # Period between job retries (minutes) MaxRetries:    16    # Maximum number of times a job can fail TwoPasses:     1    # If NZ, process submission queue in 2 passes Autoaddress:   7    # 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</P> <P>[MercuryC] Failfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\failure.mer Poll : 30 Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH ReturnLines : 15 Timeout : 30 ESMTP : 1 POP3_Auth : 0 Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYC\~y-~m-~d.log Log_Verbose : 0 Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYC Session_logmode : 0</P> <P>[MercuryE] Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYE Session_logmode : 0 Poll : 15 Timeout : 60 Nameservers : 208.76.62.100,208.76.56.56,75.102.60.66 Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYE\~y-~m-~d.log Log_Verbose : 0 DNS_Timeout : 20 DNS_Retries : 4 Transcripts : 1 MaxThreads : 10</P> <P>[MercuryD] Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MERCURYD Timeout : 30 Poll : 30 Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYD Session_logmode : 0</P> <P>[MercuryS] Debug : 1 Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYS\~y-~m-~d.log Timeout : 30 Relay : 1 Strict_Relay : 0 Interface : 192.168.1.100 Allow_Illegals : 1 SMTP_Authentication : 0 Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\ESSIONS\MERCURYS Session_logmode : 0 Compliance_Settings : 134 Maximum_Failed_Rcpts : 4 Max_Relay_Attempts : 4 SSL_Mode : 0 ST_Blacklisting : 288 No_VRFY : 0 SMTP_ConnFlags : 0</P> <P>[MercuryP] Scratch : \xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MercuryP Logfile : \xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYP\~y-~m-~d.log Stack : 32768 Interface : 192.168.1.100 Mark_Read : 1 SSL_Mode : 0 Login_Disabled : 0 UIDL_nul_list : 1 New_UIDs : 1 No_NUL_passwords : 1 Session_logging : \xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYP Session_logmode : 0 Timeout : 60</P> <P>[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</P> <P>[Domains] localhost: drewclardy.info localhost: 76.184.46.42</P> <P>[Maiser] Maiser:          Maiser   # 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[quote user="dclardy"]

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1>nslookup -q=MX gmail.com *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.1: Non-existent domain ***

Default servers are not available Server: UnKnown Address: 192.168.1.1

Non-authoritative answer: 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

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

C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1>

Any recommendation on nameservers that I can use?

[/quote]

I would put in "192.168.1.1" as it seems to work, as per the above response.

This would be the address of your router, which would be acting as a DNS forwarder. Maybe it is blocking outbound DNS queries, some setups do.

[quote user="dclardy"]<p>Microsoft(R) Windows DOS (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001. </p> <p>C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1>nslookup -q=MX gmail.com *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.1: Non-existent domain *** </p> <p><b>Default servers are not available</b> Server: UnKnown Address: 192.168.1.1 </p> <p>Non-authoritative answer: gmail.com MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com gmail.com </p> <p>MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com gmail.com </p> <p>MX preference = 20, mail exchanger = alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com gmail.com </p> <p>MX preference = 30, mail exchanger = alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com gmail.com </p> <p>MX preference = 40, mail exchanger = alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google .com </p> <p>C:\DOCUME~1\DELISS~1></p> <p>Any recommendation on nameservers that I can use?</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>I would put in "192.168.1.1" as it seems to work, as per the above response. </p><p>This would be the address of your router, which would be acting as a DNS forwarder. Maybe it is blocking outbound DNS queries, some setups do. </p>

That solved the problem. I can now send emails using the server. Any idea on how I can access this from my iPhone?

That solved the problem. I can now send emails using the server. Any idea on how I can access this from my iPhone?

You will just need to enter your servers external address in your iPhone (along with the account name & p/w).

Also you will need to forward the ports (110 if using POP3, 143 if IMAP & 25 for SMTP) from your router to your server.

<p>You will just need to enter your servers <b>external</b> address in your iPhone (along with the account name & p/w).</p><p>Also you will need to forward the ports (110 if using POP3, 143 if IMAP & 25 for SMTP) from your router to your server. </p>
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