<p>I found the postmater whitelist app for aol if anyone else needs it:</p><p> </p><p>http://postmaster.aol.com/cgi-bin/whitelist/whitelist_guides.pl</p><p> </p><p>thanks for all of your help.</p><p> </p><p>I knew that I had the wrong mercury protocol, but forgot to change it before submitting, and with it having to be approved, there was no way to edit before having to leave...sorry for any confusion. </p>

<p>I am having a problem trying to send email to my brother in law at his aol account. </p><p> </p><p>My domain binghamtontechs.com is registered through godaddy and I use their DNS. It's setup as follows (my dedicated servers ip is 64.120.28.60. Reverse DNS is 64.120.28.60.ubiquityservers.com)</p><p> </p><p>A record</p><p>A @  64.120.28.60</p><p>A mail 64.120.28.60</p><p> </p><p>CNAME records </p><p> CNAME ftp @</p><p> CNAME www @</p><p> </p><p>MX Records</p><p>MX @ mail.binghamtontechs.com </p><p> </p><p>SPF Records</p><p>v=spf1 a mx ptr ~all </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>MY mercury.ini</p><p> </p><p>############### </p><p> [General] myname:          binghamtontechs.com    # 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:          5   # 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:    postmaster    # 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:   1    # 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> [MercuryE] HELO : binghamtontechs.com Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYE Session_logmode : 1 Poll : 15 Timeout : 60 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 : 64.120.28.60.ubiquityservers.com Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYS\~y-~m-~d.log Size : 55555555 Timeout : 30 Relay : 0 Strict_Relay : 1 8BitMime : 1 Interface : 64.120.28.60 Allow_Illegals : 0 SMTP_Authentication : 3 Auth_File : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\auth.txt Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\ESSIONS\MERCURYS Session_logmode : 1 Compliance_Settings : 0 Maximum_Failed_Rcpts : 4 Max_Relay_Attempts : 4 SSL_Mode : 0 ST_Blacklisting : 0 No_VRFY : 1 SMTP_ConnFlags : 0 [MercuryP] Scratch : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH\MercuryP Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYP\~y-~m-~d.log Stack : 32768 Interface : 64.120.28.60 Mark_Read : 1 SSL_Mode : 0 Login_Disabled : 0 UIDL_nul_list : 1 New_UIDs : 1 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] mail: binghamtontechs.com mail: mail.binghamtontechs.com mail: [64.120.28.60]</p><p> [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 [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 </p><p> </p><p>#######</p><p> </p><p>A short MercuryS snap of what is printing out...</p><p> </p><p>#######</p><p> </p><p>20:55:18: processing job MO00003C Resolved MX for 'gmail.com' to 74.125.65.27 Connecting to 74.125.65.27 MAIL FROM:<xxxx@binghamtontechs.com> RCPT TO:<xxxxx@gmail.com> DATA [734 bytes] Message accepted for delivery by 74.125.65.27. 20:55:21: 3 seconds elapsed, closing connection.
Connection error during handshake with 64.12.138.161. Connection error during handshake with 64.12.139.193. Connection error during handshake with 205.188.146.193. Connection error during handshake with 64.12.90.97. 20:56:06: processing job MO00003E Resolved MX for 'aol.com' to 64.12.138.161 Connecting to 64.12.138.161 Connection error. Attempting connection to alternate, 64.12.139.193 Connection error on alternate. Attempting connection to alternate, 205.188.146.193 Connection error on alternate. Attempting connection to alternate, 64.12.90.97 Connection error on alternate. </p><p>######################## </p><p> </p><p> http://www.mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=mx%3abinghamtontechs.com</p><p> </p><p><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_UpdatePanel1"><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_stHistoryPane2_lblResultStream"><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_stHistoryPane2_StResultBlob1_lblResultText" style="font-size: 16pt;">220 64.120.28.60.ubiquityservers.com ESMTP server ready.</span> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_stHistoryPane2_StResultBlob1_lblResultTextSmall"></span></span></span></p><p class="tools_description"><img src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif" mce_src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif"> OK - 64.120.28.60 resolves to 64.120.28.60.ubiquityservers.com <img src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif" mce_src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif"> OK - Reverse DNS matches SMTP Banner <img src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif" mce_src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif"> 0 seconds - Good on Connection time <img src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif" mce_src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif"> Not an open relay. <img src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif" mce_src="http://www.mxtoolbox.com/public/images/btn_green.gif"> 0.296 seconds - Good on Transaction time</p><p class="tools_description"> </p> <p> </p><p>I am able to send mail to my gmail account and receive it. my local road runner accounts, my other domains that are setup on a normal mail host. The only provider that cannot send email to is aol.com. I see where it resolves the mx servers to aol.com, but it just can't connect to them and I can't for the life of me figure it out why. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been working on this for days lol </p><p> </p><table id="ctl00_cphMain_tblDNSSummary" style="padding-left: 5px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="51" width="1174"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:5px;"><p> </p><p> </p></td><td style="padding-right:5px;"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right:5px;"> </td><td style="padding-right:5px;"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right:5px;"> </td><td style="padding-right:5px;"> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>> [MercuryC] > Host : 64.120.28.60</p><p>This host address must not be your own host, it must be a external SMTP host that will allow you to relay.</p><p> > Failfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\MERCURY\failure.mer > HELO : binghamtontechs.com > Poll : 30 > Scratch : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SCRATCH > ReturnLines : 15 > Timeout : 30</p><p>I would set this timeout to at least 120 seconds, and I generally use 300 seconds on my systems.</p><p> > ESMTP : 1 > SMTP_Username: Chris > SMTP_Password: cU-6Ba6e > SMTP_ConnFlags : 16 > POP3_Auth : 0 > POP3_Host : 64.120.28.60 > Logfile : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\LOGS\MERCURYC\~y-~m-~d.log > Log_Verbose : 0 > Session_logging : C:\xampp\MercuryMail\SESSIONS\MERCURYC > Session_logmode : 0 </p>

<p>AOL are known to be very picky with reverse DNS results. Their servers will not respond to connection requests that resolve to a name that contains a numerical IP rather than a proper fully qualified hostname. This is of course not according to RFC requirements, it's AOL's own policy. </p><p>In other words you can either ask <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica; ">ubiquityservers to change the lookup name, or you can try to have AOL add your IP address to some kind of whitelist.</span></p><p>/Rolf </p>

... and you are using MercE (direct delivery SMTP client) not MercC (relay SMTP client).