I appreciate the Help everyone here has provided.

But I have decided that it is more trouble then it is worth at this point. This was a pet project and not much of a priority.

 You guy were very helpful thanks.

All my mail is stuck in the Pending slot.

I am completely new to this and I tried everything I could think of but no such luck. I am not sure what to do.

I can recieve mail but cant send it.

> All my mail is stuck in the Pending slot.
> I am completely new to this and I tried everything I could think of but no such luck. I am not sure what to do.
> I can recieve mail but cant send it.

1.    How are you sending the mail?  MercuryE or MercuryC?  Turn on session logging in the one you are using and provide a copy of the result.

2.    Can you telnet into port 25 of tstephenson.com and get a response? i.e. Start | Run telnet tstephenson.com 25

MercuryE

G 20091123 213305 0 Poll forced from interface
T 20091123 214106 4b0b607b Begin processing job MO000002 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 214106 4b0b607b Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 214106 4b0b607b Job MO000002 processing complete.
T 20091123 214330 4b0b607c Begin processing job MO000005 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 214330 4b0b607c Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'deadincorparated.com'.
T 20091123 214330 4b0b607c Job MO000005 processing complete.
T 20091123 214554 4b0b607d Begin processing job MO000007 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 214554 4b0b607d Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'cox.net'.
T 20091123 214554 4b0b607d Job MO000007 processing complete.
T 20091123 215458 4b0b607e Begin processing job MO000009 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 215458 4b0b607e Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 215458 4b0b607e Job MO000009 processing complete.
T 20091123 221114 4b0b607f Begin processing job MO000002 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 221114 4b0b607f Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 221114 4b0b607f Job MO000002 processing complete.
T 20091123 221338 4b0b6080 Begin processing job MO000005 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 221338 4b0b6080 Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'deadincorparated.com'.
T 20091123 221338 4b0b6080 Job MO000005 processing complete.
T 20091123 221602 4b0b6081 Begin processing job MO000007 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 221602 4b0b6081 Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'cox.net'.
T 20091123 221602 4b0b6081 Job MO000007 processing complete.
T 20091123 222122 4b0b6082 Begin processing job MO00000B from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 222122 4b0b6082 Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 222122 4b0b6082 Job MO00000B processing complete.
T 20091123 222506 4b0b6083 Begin processing job MO000009 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 222506 4b0b6083 Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 222506 4b0b6083 Job MO000009 processing complete.
T 20091123 225419 4b0b74ab Begin processing job MO001003 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 225419 4b0b74ab Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 225419 4b0b74ab Job MO001003 processing complete.
T 20091123 225507 4b0b74ac Begin processing job MO000009 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 225507 4b0b74ac Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 225507 4b0b74ac Job MO000009 processing complete.
T 20091123 230324 4b0b74ad Begin processing job MO001005 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 230824 4b0b74ad Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 230824 4b0b74ad Job MO001005 processing complete.
T 20091123 231157 4b0b74ae Begin processing job MO000891 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 231229 4b0b74af Begin processing job MO000002 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b8139 Begin processing job MO000002 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b813a Begin processing job MO000005 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b813b Begin processing job MO000007 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b813c Begin processing job MO000009 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b813d Begin processing job MO00000B from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b813e Begin processing job MO000891 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b813f Begin processing job MO001003 from admin@67.128.121.52
T 20091123 234633 4b0b8140 Begin processing job MO001005 from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 235133 4b0b813d Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
W 20091123 235133 4b0b813c Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
W 20091123 235133 4b0b813b Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'cox.net'.
W 20091123 235133 4b0b813a Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'deadincorparated.com'.
W 20091123 235133 4b0b8139 Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
W 20091123 235133 4b0b8140 Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b813d Job MO00000B processing complete.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b8140 Job MO001005 processing complete.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b813c Job MO000009 processing complete.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b813b Job MO000007 processing complete.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b813a Job MO000005 processing complete.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b8139 Job MO000002 processing complete.
W 20091123 235133 4b0b813e Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
W 20091123 235133 4b0b813f Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b813e Job MO000891 processing complete.
T 20091123 235133 4b0b813f Job MO001003 processing complete.
T 20091123 235209 4b0b8141 Begin processing job MO0013AC from admin@67.128.121.52
W 20091123 235209 4b0b8141 Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail.com'.
T 20091123 235209 4b0b8141 Job MO0013AC processing complete.
 

this is the response I get:

 220 tstephenson.com ESMTP Server Ready.

Put the ip address of your DNS server in the "Name server" box in MercE config

I can send it to Hotmail but not Cox now.

It says:

 Connection error during handshake with 68.6.19.3.

Connection error during handshake with 68.1.17.3.

1:02:01: processing job MO0013B8
Resolved MX for 'cox.net' to 68.6.19.3
Connecting to 68.6.19.3
Connection error.
Attempting connection to alternate, 68.1.17.3
Connection error on alternate.

I can send it to Hotmail but not Cox now.

Turn on session logging to see exactly what is going on.  FWIW, are you using a fixed IP address with Mercury?  If not many servers will reject the connection based on the use of a blacklist that blocks mail coming from a randomly assigned IP address.  In this case you should use MercuryC instead of MercuryE to send the mail by relaying through your ISP's SMTP mail server.

ok thanks for all the help so far.

 When I try to retrive my mail it tells me:

 An Error occored with the POP3 mail server. Mail Server 67.128.121..52 responded:

what can I do to fix this?

 When I try to retrieve my mail it tells me:

 An Error occurred with the POP3 mail server. Mail Server 67.128.121..52 responded:

Not sure, but what was the error message?

1.   The IP address 67.128.121.52 does not respond as a POP3 host.

2.   The IP address you have listed has a double period, i.e. 67.128.121..52

that was only a typo.

67.128.121.52 has no rDNS (this may cripple your ability to send to some servers with MercE) but seems to be a Quest cable ip.

I take it that this is your public ip that you are running Mercury behind?

I'm also assuming that the error you report above is from your mail client, while trying to connect to the Mercury POP3 server.

If you are doing this from inside your LAN, then your public ip is not going to work, and you will need to enter the local name or ip address of your Mercury server in your mail client settings.

I still get the same Error.

My ESP is a bit low today, so some more info would help. [:)]

What OS?

What network configuration?

What works?

What doesent work?

What you are doing when you get error messages?

What is the exact error message?

Windows Xp

not sure what info you mean by network config.

 I can send Email.

I cant recieve it through through  thunderbird.

I am trying to download my mail when I get the message.

 An Error occored with the POP3 mail server. Mail Server 67.128.121.52 responded:

[quote user="AdmiralInman"]

Windows Xp[/quote] OK. Make sure the firewall is turned off.[quote]

not sure what info you mean by network config. [/quote]You have a LAN behind a router? Your Merc server is the same/different pc to your client? Only one subnet? Not virtual?[quote]

 I can send Email.[/quote]What is the SMTP server you have set in Tbird?[quote]

I cant recieve it through through  thunderbird.[/quote]What is the POP3 server you have set in Tbird?[quote]

[/quote]

Do you see any connections occurring in the Merc POP3 server window?

 Firewall is off.

yes I have a LAN behind a router and the mail server is on a different PC then my client.

SMTP is 65.128.121.52!

 POP3 is 192.168.1.106

 No error's in POP3 Console.

[quote user="AdmiralInman"]

 Firewall is off.

yes I have a LAN behind a router and the mail server is on a different PC then my client.

SMTP is 65.128.121.52! [/quote] Another typo? before you said 67.128.121.52 ! This should be the local ip or name of your Merc server.[quote]

 POP3 is 192.168.1.106 [/quote]This is the ip of your Merc server?[quote]

 No error's in POP3 Console.

tried reversing them and still no luck.

 I put a ! because I thought if I put a period you would think I screwed it up.

I was actually meaning the 65 / 67 difference.

How about posting your mercury.ini

#  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:          67.128.121.52    # 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:\PROGRAM FILES\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where mail should be put for delivery
smtpqueue:       C:\PROGRAM FILES\MERCURY\QUEUE    # Where the SMTP client should look for mail
newmail_path:    C:\PROGRAM FILES\MERCURY\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:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER    # Delivery failure notification template
confirmfile:   C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\CONFIRM.MER    # Delivery confirmation template
aliasfile:     C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\ALIAS.MER    # System-wide alias file
synfile:       C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\SYNONYM.MER    # User synonym database
listfile:      C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\LISTS.MER    # List of lists
logfile:       C:\Program Files\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:\Program Files\MERCURY\Scratch    # Where we can write temp files
returnlines:   15    # How many lines of failed messages to return
postmaster:    Admin    # 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

[MercuryC]
Host : 67.128.121.52
Failfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER
HELO : 67.128.121.52
Poll : 30
Scratch : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\scratch
ReturnLines : 15
Timeout : 30
ESMTP : 1
POP3_Auth : 0
Logfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryC\~y-~m-~d.log
Log_Verbose : 0
Session_logging : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryC
Session_logmode : 0

[MercuryE]
HELO : www.deadincorparated.com
Session_logging : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryE
Session_logmode : 1
Poll : 15
Timeout : 60
Nameservers : 216.207.208.55, 216.207.208.71
Logfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryE\~y-~m-~d.log
Log_Verbose : 0
DNS_Timeout : 20
DNS_Retries : 4
Transcripts : 1
MaxThreads : 10

[MercuryD]
Session_logging : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryD\    # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
Scratch : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryD
# Timeout : 30
# Poll : 120               # How often to check hosts for new mail (seconds)

[MercuryS]
Debug : 1
HELO : 192.168.1.106
Logfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryS\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 30
Relay : 1
Strict_Relay : 0
Interface : 192.168.1.1
Allow_Illegals : 0
SMTP_Authentication : 0
Auth_File : smtpauth1.24hoursupport.com
Session_logging : C:\Program Files\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

[MercuryP]
Scratch : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryP
Logfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryP\~y-~m-~d.log
Stack : 32768
Interface : 67.128.121.52
Mark_Read : 1
SSL_Mode : 0
Login_Disabled : 0
UIDL_nul_list : 1
New_UIDs : 1
No_NUL_passwords : 1
Session_logging : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryP
Session_logmode : 0
Timeout : 60

[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

# [Groups]
# testgroup            :     TESTGRP

[Domains]
67: 67
67: 67.128.121.52

[Maiser]
Maiser:          Maiser   # 'Username' of mail server account
Helpfile:        C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.HLP   # Help sent on failed maiser requests
Lookupfile:      C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.LKP   # Format file for the 'lookup' command
Send_dir:        C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\SENDABLE   # Directory for the 'send' command
Logfile:         C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\Maiser\~y-~m-~d.LOG   # Mail server log file
Notify:          C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Mercury\TMP   # Dir. for pending 'notify' commands
NoList:          N   # If 'Y', disable the 'list' command
Local_only:      N   # If 'Y', local 'notify' commands only

[MercuryH]
logfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryH\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file
# Addressbook : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH.PMR
# MOTD : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH-MOTD.TXT
# Administrator : postmaster@clio.pmail.gen.nz
Timeout : 30

[MercuryI]
Scratch : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryI
logfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryI\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryI\   # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
Timeout : 120
Server_Port : 143
Idle_Timeout : 1800

[MercuryB]
Scratch : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryB
logfile : C:\Program Files\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryB\~y-~m-~d.log   # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\Program Files\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

[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