Figured out after some digging that I was running IIS in the background, turned it off and now the world makes more sense.  Thanks for everything![Y]

<P> Currently I'm testing Mercury Mail for the company I work for and have run into a slight problem that we can't seem to resolve.  The e-mails that send to our current server either send as <STRONG>GeneralEmailAddress</STRONG> or <STRONG>GeneralEmailAddress@host</STRONG><STRONG>.  </STRONG>Unfortunately we have been unable to set-up Mercury to recieve from both types of e-mail addresses.  Whenever <STRONG>GeneralEmailAddress</STRONG> or <STRONG>GeneralEmailAddress@www.xxx.yyy.zzz</STRONG> (the IP of the machine) is used the core module resolves the host as local, but when we use <STRONG>GeneralEmailAddres@host</STRONG> the core module resolves as non-local and passes the email directly to the client.  </P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P>Machine: Virtual Machine of Windows XP sp3</P> <P>Modules: Core, SMTP Server S, SMTP Client C</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P>- In appreciation</P>

<p>> Whenever <b>GeneralEmailAddress</b> or <b>GeneralEmailAddress@www.xxx.yyy.zzz</b> (the IP of the machine) is used > the core module resolves the host as local, but when we use <b>GeneralEmailAddres@host</b> the core module > resolves as non-local and passes the email directly to the client. </p><p>Looks like the domain and/or host name is not correct.  Let us see a copy of your mercury.ini file and provide us with real host and e-mail address info.</p><p> </p>

<P>Local computer engmonitor-01a @ 10.2.13.96 </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:          10.2.13.96    # 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:\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where mail should be put for delivery smtpqueue:       C:\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where the SMTP client should look for mail newmail_path:    C:\MERCURY\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:      C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER    # Delivery failure notification template confirmfile:   C:\MERCURY\Mercury\CONFIRM.MER    # Delivery confirmation template aliasfile:     C:\MERCURY\Mercury\ALIAS.MER    # System-wide alias file synfile:       C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SYNONYM.MER    # User synonym database listfile:      C:\MERCURY\Mercury\LISTS.MER    # List of lists logfile:       C:\MERCURY\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:\MERCURY\Scratch    # Where we can write temp files returnlines:   15    # How many lines of failed messages to return postmaster:    PA User    # 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:      15    # System message reporting level LogMax:        100    # Maximum number of system messages to store RetryPeriod:   30    # 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:   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</P> <P>[MercuryC] Host : smtp1.alleghenytechnologies.com Failfile : C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER Poll : 30 Scratch : C:\MERCURY\scratch ReturnLines : 15 Timeout : 30 ESMTP : 1 POP3_Auth : 0 Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryC\~y-~m-~d.log Log_Verbose : 0 Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryC Session_logmode : 0</P> <P>[MercuryE] Poll : 15 Timeout : 60 logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryE\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryE\   # Directory for session log files Session_logmode : 0 # Nameservers : 139.80.64.1</P> <P>[MercuryD] Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryD\    # Directory for session log files Session_logmode : 0 Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryD # Timeout : 30 # Poll : 120               # How often to check hosts for new mail (seconds)</P> <P>[MercuryS] Debug : 1 Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryS\~y-~m-~d.log Timeout : 30 Relay : 1 Strict_Relay : 0 Allow_Illegals : 1 SMTP_Authentication : 0 Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\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</P> <P>[MercuryP] Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryP Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryP\~y-~m-~d.log Stack : 32768 Mark_Read : 1 SSL_Mode : 0 Login_Disabled : 0 UIDL_nul_list : 1 New_UIDs : 1 No_NUL_passwords : 1 Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryP Session_logmode : 0 Timeout : 60</P> <P>[MercuryX] Drain_queues: 1 # Cmd_Delay: 10 # Cmd_Wait: 1 # IE4_Dialling: 0 # Use_ETRN: 1 # Clients_only: 1 # Sunday: 0800,1800,3,15,30,60 # Monday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60 # Tuesday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60 # Wednesday: 1500,1900,2,30,5,30 # Thursday: 0900,1900,2,30,0,0 # Friday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60 # Saturday: 1031,1035,2,45,-1,0</P> <P># [Groups] # testgroup            :     TESTGRP</P> <P>[Domains] 10: 10 10: 10.2.13.96</P> <P>[Maiser] Maiser:          Maiser   # 'Username' of mail server account Helpfile:        C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.HLP   # Help sent on failed maiser requests Lookupfile:      C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.LKP   # Format file for the 'lookup' command Send_dir:        C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SENDABLE   # Directory for the 'send' command Logfile:         C:\MERCURY\Logs\Maiser\~y-~m-~d.LOG   # Mail server log file Notify:          C:\MERCURY\Mercury\TMP   # Dir. for pending 'notify' commands NoList:          N   # If 'Y', disable the 'list' command Local_only:      Y   # If 'Y', local 'notify' commands only</P> <P>[MercuryH] logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryH\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file # Addressbook : <A href="file://clio/SYS/SYSTEM/MERCURY/PH.PMR">\\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH.PMR</A> # MOTD : <A href="file://clio/SYS/SYSTEM/MERCURY/PH-MOTD.TXT">\\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH-MOTD.TXT</A> # Administrator : <A href="mailto:postmaster@clio.pmail.gen.nz">postmaster@clio.pmail.gen.nz</A> Timeout : 30</P> <P>[MercuryI] Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryI logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryI\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryI\   # Directory for session log files Session_logmode : 0 Timeout : 120 Server_Port : 143 Idle_Timeout : 1800</P> <P>[MercuryB] Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryB logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryB\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryB\   # Directory for session log files Session_logmode : 0 Timeout : 120 Server_Port : 80 Idle_Timeout : 1800 # URL_Base : enter_your_domain_here</P> <P>[Groups]</P> <P>[Rewrite]</P> <P>[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</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P>

> Local computer engmonitor-01a @ 10.2.13.96 The form of a literal address like this is user@[<IP address>] or in this case engmonitor-01a@[10.2.13.96] without any spaces at all > myname:          10.2.13.96    # Canonical name for this server Ok, I assume there is no real host name or IP address except this internal IP address. > [Protocols] > MERCURYS.DLL > MERCURYC.DLL > [MercuryC] > Host : smtp1.alleghenytechnologies.com Good SMTP host. > [Domains] > 10: 10 > 10: 10.2.13.96 This really should look something like [Domains] Server : Server Server : [10.2.13.96] With this setup any e-mail message received with the domain [10.2.13.96] will be considered local and will be delivered to a local user if one exists.   In the case of the e-mail address engmonitor-01a@[10.2.13.96] there must be a directory user C:\MERCURY\MAIL\engmonitor-01a and the name must also be in the C:\MERCURY\MAIL\PMAIL.USR file.  Use Configuration | Manage local users to verify.

[quote user="Mithdring"] <P>[Domains] 10: 10 10: 10.2.13.96</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P> I'm no expert but I think your domains are not set up correctly.</P> <P>Your server will have a domain name that you have set, let's call it yourdomain for now. What I would expect to see in in the [Domains] section is</P> <P>[Domians] yourdomain: yourdomain yourdomain: yourdomain.com yourdomain: 10.2.13.96 yourdomain: host yourdomain: anything-else-you-want-to-be-delivered-locally.com</P> <P>So yourdomain is the name of your local server, anything on the right is the domain name of any thing you want to deliver locally.</P> <P>For example if you send mail to <A href="mailto:GeneralEmailAddress@10.2.13.96">GeneralEmailAddress@10.2.13.96</A> or <A href="mailto:GeneralEmailAddress@yourdomain.com">GeneralEmailAddress@yourdomain.com</A> it will deliver it locally, if you send it to <A href="mailto:GeneralEmailAddress@yourdomain.co.uk">GeneralEmailAddress@yourdomain.co.uk</A> it will assume it's non-local.</P> <P>Hope that helps.</P> <P>Dave</P>

<P>It worked perfectly Dave, thanks!</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P>Sometimes after I modify part of Mercury the SMTP server stops recieving messages and I have to overwrite the whole directory from an earlier directory that I saved and packed away.  Is this a common problem or am I just missing something?</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P>