<p>What was the error message(s)?   Did they just get sent with no errors?  In any case, turn on session logging in MercuryC and then send a mail message to these addresses.  At least this will verify that it got to the relay host without problems.</p><p>Maybe the relay host is being blocked by some blacklists. You have a fixed IP address.  Is the ISP blocking port 25 outbound?  If not then try sending via MercuryE direct to the receiving hosts. maybe the relay host is being blocked by some blacklists. </p><p> </p>

<p>I've set up a mercury server for my parents. They claim that some of the emails they send out through the mercury server are not being received. When I test the server by sending emails to gmail or yahoo, it works fine. Perhaps there is something wrong with my settings, I dont know. Could someone please take a look and tell me if they are correct? Also if you know any reasons why gmail and yahoo would receive the emails but other people cannot, could you kindly enlighten me?</p><p> </p><p>MX:</p><p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">cfocapitalpartners.com A 208.105.243.102</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">cfocapitalpartners.com MX mail.cfocapitalpartners.com</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">mail.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">cfocapitalpartners.com A 208.105.243.102</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">www.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">cfocapitalpartners.com CNAME cfocapitalpartners.com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>#  MERCURY.INI generated by Mercury Setup</p><p>#</p><p>#</p><p>#  Sample Bindery Mode / Standalone Mode MERCURY.INI file.</p><p>#  This sample file implements most of the possible switches for each</p><p>#  module, but you can edit it to do less if you wish.</p><p>#</p><p>#  Anything after a '#' to the end of the line is a comment and</p><p>#  is stripped out before parsing. Trailing and leading whitespace</p><p>#  is also stripped before parsing. Many sample commands have been</p><p>#  left in this file commented out for reference purposes.</p><p>#</p><p>#  Note that in general, manual modification of this file is NOT</p><p>#  RECOMMENDED - use the Mercury "Configuration" menu to change the</p><p>#  program's settings wherever possible.</p><p>#</p><p> </p><p>[General]</p><p>myname:          cfocapitalpartners.com    # Canonical name for this server</p><p>timezone:        +0000    # Time Zone to add to date fields</p><p>file_api:        1    # Use the file api instead of queues</p><p>mailqueue:       C:\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where mail should be put for delivery</p><p>smtpqueue:       C:\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where the SMTP client should look for mail</p><p>newmail_path:    C:\MERCURY\MAIL\~N    # Where to find the users' WinPMail mailboxes.</p><p> </p><p>[Protocols]</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercurys.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryc.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryp.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryd.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryx.dll</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[Mercury]</p><p>failfile:      C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER    # Delivery failure notification template</p><p>confirmfile:   C:\MERCURY\Mercury\CONFIRM.MER    # Delivery confirmation template</p><p>aliasfile:     C:\MERCURY\Mercury\ALIAS.MER    # System-wide alias file</p><p>synfile:       C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SYNONYM.MER    # User synonym database</p><p>listfile:      C:\MERCURY\Mercury\LISTS.MER    # List of lists</p><p>logfile:       C:\MERCURY\Logs\Core\~y-~m-~d.log    # Traffic logging file</p><p>logwidth:      30    # Width of address fields in logfile</p><p>retpath:       1    # Do/Don't use 'return-path' for errors</p><p>maxhops:       30    # Used to detect mailing loops</p><p>gullible:      1    # If NZ, don't validate 'From' fields</p><p>poll:          60   # Seconds between queue polling cycles</p><p>scratch:       C:\MERCURY\Scratch    # Where we can write temp files</p><p>returnlines:   15    # How many lines of failed messages to return</p><p>postmaster:    Admin    # NetWare UIC of postmaster</p><p>broadcast:     1    # Yes, we want broadcast notifications, but</p><p>receipts:      0    # ... no broadcasts for receipt confirmations</p><p>PM_notify:     1    # Do/Don't send errors to the postmaster</p><p>change_owner:  1    # Change message ownership to recipient</p><p>auto_tzone:    1    # If NZ, obtain timezone information from OS</p><p>LogLevel:      15    # System message reporting level</p><p>LogMax:        100    # Maximum number of system messages to store</p><p>RetryPeriod:   30    # Period between job retries (minutes)</p><p>MaxRetries:    16    # Maximum number of times a job can fail</p><p>TwoPasses:     1    # If NZ, process submission queue in 2 passes</p><p>Autoaddress:   0    # If NZ, auto-generate user addresses based on name</p><p>Daily_exit:    0    # If NZ, auto-restart each day after maintenance</p><p>No_Areply:     0    # If NZ, disable automatic replies system-wide</p><p>Alt_Forward:   0    # If NZ, allow alternate forwarding specification</p><p>Maint_hour:    2    # Hour for daily maintenance (24-hour clock)</p><p>Maint_min:     0    # Minute for daily maintenance</p><p>Retry_Mode:    0    # If NZ, use progressive backoff for queue retries</p><p>Local_DSNs:    1    # If NZ generate Delivery Status for local users only</p><p>DSN_time1:     10800    # Seconds deferred before first DSN is sent</p><p>DSN_time2:     86400    # Seconds deferred before second DSN is sent</p><p>DSN_time3:     259200    # Seconds deferred before third DSN is sent</p><p>Host_in_title: 0    # If NZ, show hostname in system tray and taskbar</p><p>Lingering:     0    # Enable or disable 'lingering mailboxes'</p><p>Linger_Timeout: 60   # Seconds before a lingering mailbox is shut down</p><p>Alert_Host:    notify.pmail.com    # Host to check for licensee advisories</p><p>Alert_Interval: 720   # Frequency in minutes (min 240) for checks</p><p>Alert_Flags:   3    # Flags controlling advisory checks</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryC]</p><p>Host : mail</p><p>Failfile : C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER</p><p>Poll : 30</p><p>Scratch : C:\MERCURY\scratch</p><p>ReturnLines : 15</p><p>Timeout : 600</p><p>ESMTP : 1</p><p>SMTP_Username: ********</p><p>SMTP_Password: ********</p><p>POP3_Auth : 0</p><p>Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryC\~y-~m-~d.log</p><p>Log_Verbose : 0</p><p>Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryC</p><p>Session_logmode : 0</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryE]</p><p>Poll : 15</p><p>Timeout : 60</p><p>logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryE\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file</p><p>Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryE\   # Directory for session log files</p><p>Session_logmode : 0</p><p># Nameservers : 139.80.64.1</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryD]</p><p>Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryD\    # Directory for session log files</p><p>Session_logmode : 0</p><p>Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryD</p><p># Timeout : 30</p><p># Poll : 120               # How often to check hosts for new mail (seconds)</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryS]</p><p>Debug : 1</p><p>Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryS\~y-~m-~d.log</p><p>Size : 10485760</p><p>Timeout : 30</p><p>Relay : 0</p><p>Strict_Relay : 1</p><p>8BitMime : 1</p><p>Alt_Server_Port : 587</p><p>Allow_Illegals : 1</p><p>SMTP_Authentication : 3</p><p>Auth_File : remote</p><p>Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryS</p><p>Session_logmode : 0</p><p>Compliance_Settings : 0</p><p>Maximum_Failed_Rcpts : 4</p><p>Max_Relay_Attempts : 4</p><p>SSL_Mode : 0</p><p>ST_Blacklisting : 288</p><p>No_VRFY : 1</p><p>SMTP_ConnFlags : 0</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryP]</p><p>Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryP</p><p>Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryP\~y-~m-~d.log</p><p>Stack : 32768</p><p>Mark_Read : 1</p><p>SSL_Mode : 0</p><p>Login_Disabled : 0</p><p>UIDL_nul_list : 1</p><p>New_UIDs : 1</p><p>No_NUL_passwords : 1</p><p>Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryP</p><p>Session_logmode : 0</p><p>Timeout : 600</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryX]</p><p>Drain_queues: 1</p><p># Cmd_Delay: 10</p><p># Cmd_Wait: 1</p><p># IE4_Dialling: 0</p><p># Use_ETRN: 1</p><p># Clients_only: 1</p><p># Sunday: 0800,1800,3,15,30,60</p><p># Monday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60</p><p># Tuesday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60</p><p># Wednesday: 1500,1900,2,30,5,30</p><p># Thursday: 0900,1900,2,30,0,0</p><p># Friday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60</p><p># Saturday: 1031,1035,2,45,-1,0</p><p> </p><p># [Groups]</p><p># testgroup            :     TESTGRP</p><p> </p><p>[Domains]</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfocapitalpartners</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfocapitalpartners.com</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfoconsulting</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfoconsulting.org</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cnygolflinks</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cnygolflinks.com</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: 208.105.243.102</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: mail.cfocapitalpartners.com</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: 192.168.1.104</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[Maiser]</p><p>Maiser:          Maiser   # 'Username' of mail server account</p><p>Helpfile:        C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.HLP   # Help sent on failed maiser requests</p><p>Lookupfile:      C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.LKP   # Format file for the 'lookup' command</p><p>Send_dir:        C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SENDABLE   # Directory for the 'send' command</p><p>Logfile:         C:\MERCURY\Logs\Maiser\~y-~m-~d.LOG   # Mail server log file</p><p>Notify:          C:\MERCURY\Mercury\TMP   # Dir. for pending 'notify' commands</p><p>NoList:          N   # If 'Y', disable the 'list' command</p><p>Local_only:      Y   # If 'Y', local 'notify' commands only</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryH]</p><p>logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryH\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file</p><p># Addressbook : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH.PMR</p><p># MOTD : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH-MOTD.TXT</p><p># Administrator : postmaster@clio.pmail.gen.nz</p><p>Timeout : 30</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryI]</p><p>Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryI</p><p>logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryI\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file</p><p>Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryI\   # Directory for session log files</p><p>Session_logmode : 0</p><p>Timeout : 120</p><p>Server_Port : 143</p><p>Idle_Timeout : 1800</p><p> </p><p>[MercuryB]</p><p>Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryB</p><p>logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryB\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file</p><p>Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryB\   # Directory for session log files</p><p>Session_logmode : 0</p><p>Timeout : 120</p><p>Server_Port : 80</p><p>Idle_Timeout : 1800</p><p># URL_Base : enter_your_domain_here</p><p> </p><p>[Groups]</p><p> </p><p>[Rewrite]</p><p> </p><p>[Statistics]</p><p>StatFlags:    0  # Statistical reporting settings</p><p>STF_Hours:    24  # How often to write stat log files</p><p>STM_Hours:    24  # How often to e-mail stat log files</p><p> </p><p> </p>

[quote user="Sturmer"]<p>[Protocols] C:\MERCURY\mercurys.dll C:\MERCURY\mercuryc.dll C:\MERCURY\mercuryp.dll C:\MERCURY\mercuryd.dll C:\MERCURY\mercuryx.dll </p><p>[MercuryC] Host : mail[/quote]</p><p>This is no good.  I'm surprised anything was sent.  It should be the full name of the server you are using to relay.</p><p>Who are the 'other people' who can't receive emails?  Are they on aol or hotmail?</p><p> </p>

<blockquote>[quote user="Sturmer"]<p>I've set up a mercury server for my parents. They claim that some of the emails they send out through the mercury server are not being received. When I test the server by sending emails to gmail or yahoo, it works fine. Perhaps there is something wrong with my settings, I dont know. Could someone please take a look and tell me if they are correct? Also if you know any reasons why gmail and yahoo would receive the emails but other people cannot, could you kindly enlighten me?</p><p> </p><p>MX:</p><p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">cfocapitalpartners.com A 208.105.243.102</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">cfocapitalpartners.com MX mail.cfocapitalpartners.com</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">mail.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">cfocapitalpartners.com A 208.105.243.102</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">www.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">cfocapitalpartners.com CNAME cfocapitalpartners.com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p> Looks ok from http://www.checkdns.net/quickcheck.aspx?domain=cfocapitalpartners.com&detailed=1 </p><blockquote><p>[General]</p><p>myname:          cfocapitalpartners.com    # Canonical name for this server</p><p>timezone:        +0000    # Time Zone to add to date fields</p><p>file_api:        1    # Use the file api instead of queues</p><p>mailqueue:       C:\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where mail should be put for delivery</p><p>smtpqueue:       C:\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where the SMTP client should look for mail</p><p>newmail_path:    C:\MERCURY\MAIL\~N    # Where to find the users' WinPMail mailboxes.</p></blockquote><p>Looks good. </p><blockquote><p> </p><p>[Protocols]</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercurys.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryc.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryp.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryd.dll</p><p>C:\MERCURY\mercuryx.dll</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[Mercury]</p></blockquote><p>Nothing strange here </p><blockquote><p>[MercuryC]</p><p>Host : mail</p></blockquote><p>What's the actual host name??? </p><blockquote><p>[MercuryE]</p></blockquote>Not used. <blockquote><p>[MercuryD]</p></blockquote>Looks normal <blockquote><p>[MercuryS]</p></blockquote>Looks normal <blockquote><p>[MercuryP]</p></blockquote>Looks normal <blockquote><p>[MercuryX]</p></blockquote>Do you really use MercuryX? <blockquote><p># [Groups]</p><p># testgroup            :     TESTGRP</p><p> </p><p>[Domains]</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfocapitalpartners</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfocapitalpartners.com</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfoconsulting</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cfoconsulting.org</p></blockquote><p>The A record and MX record mail.cfoconsulting.org point to 208.105.243.101.  That's a different IP address. This can be a problem there is no server at this IP address.  Mail to this domain will not be delivered to this server. This is a major problem according to http://www.checkdns.net/quickcheck.aspx?domain=cfoconsulting.org&detailed=1  Personally I think you have a typo in your DNS record and this should point to .102.  ;-) </p><blockquote><p>cfocapitalpartners: cnygolflinks</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: cnygolflinks.com</p></blockquote><p>Ok, no MX record but the A record points to  208.105.243.102.  Probably should set a MX record pointing to mail.cfocapitalpartners.com so that servers that will not deliver to a server without a MX record will not have a problem.  It's ok though according to http://www.checkdns.net/quickcheck.aspx?domain=cnygolflinks.com&detailed=1 </p><blockquote><p>cfocapitalpartners: 208.105.243.102</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: mail.cfocapitalpartners.com</p><p>cfocapitalpartners: 192.168.1.104[/quote]</p></blockquote>

<p>Fixed the IP address and the MX mix up. </p><p> </p><p>As for the Host: "mail" issue, that is the actual host name for my email account with adelphia(now time warner). It's very strange, but it works. However as per your suggestions I changed the address to: smtp-server.twcny.rr.com. Again my test emails seem to work. I will have to get the domanin names of the emails that are failing and post later. Right now it's almost 1 am and my parents are in bed.</p><p> </p><p>I appreciate your replies, you lot are a very kind bunch. </p><p> </p>

(Homebusy@bellsouth.net)''Run1Ron@AOL.COM'dlent@syracusesecurities.commlc3@gvtc.com'Mishlawir@aol.com'capitalman1@prodigy.net'bdalton@mag-us.com''RealEstate-Finance@dealmakers.net''EOWILL@ONEBOX.COM'Cminshew@SterlingCommercialCapital.commike@t-boneconstruction.com'leogluck@clickcmc.com' 

<p>Here's a list of the emails they couldn't reach:</p><pre wrap="">(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Homebusy@bellsouth.net">Homebusy@bellsouth.net</a>)''<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Run1Ron@AOL.COM">Run1Ron@AOL.COM</a>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dlent@syracusesecurities.com">dlent@syracusesecurities.com</a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mlc3@gvtc.com">mlc3@gvtc.com</a>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Mishlawir@aol.com">Mishlawir@aol.com</a>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:capitalman1@prodigy.net">capitalman1@prodigy.net</a>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bdalton@mag-us.com">bdalton@mag-us.com</a>''<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:RealEstate-Finance@dealmakers.net">RealEstate-Finance@dealmakers.net</a>''<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:EOWILL@ONEBOX.COM">EOWILL@ONEBOX.COM</a>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Cminshew@SterlingCommercialCapital.com">Cminshew@SterlingCommercialCapital.com</a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mike@t-boneconstruction.com">mike@t-boneconstruction.com</a>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:leogluck@clickcmc.com">leogluck@clickcmc.com</a>' </pre><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" mce_real_href="mailto:Dion.D@CCBancorp.net" href="javascript:void(0);">Dion.D@CCBancorp.net</a></span> </p>