[wplug] Unable to post to AOL list

[Chris Romano]

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:16:57 -0500, Tom Fetherston
<tfetherston at ncdcorp.com> wrote:
> I got an issue here at work involving sendmail and an AOL run mailing
> list I subscribed to, I get the postings to list emailed to me, but I
> can't post to the list  myself.
> 
> Here is the error sent back:
> 
> The original message was received at Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:42:33 -0500
> from reverse.16.250.114.209.idealapps.com [209.114.250.16] (may be forged)
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> ... while talking to listserv.aol.com.:
> 
> >>>>>> MAIL From:<tfetherston at ncdcorp.com>
> >>>
> >>>
> <<< 450 4.7.1 Access temporarily denied. IP name lookup failed [207.206.8.226]
> <Biomedtalk-L at Listserv.aol.com>... Deferred: 450 4.7.1 Access temporarily denied. IP name lookup failed [207.206.8.226]
> Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
> Will keep trying until message is 5 days old
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Reporting-MTA: dns; ncdcorp.com
> Arrival-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:42:33 -0500
> 
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; Biomedtalk-L at Listserv.aol.com
> Action: delayed
> Status: 4.7.1
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 450 4.7.1 Access temporarily denied. IP name lookup failed [207.206.8.226]
> Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:23:41 -0500
> Will-Retry-Until: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:42:33 -0500
> 
> Tom
> 


This is what it looks like to me, but this is a guess because I can't
see the whole headers.

This error:
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 450 4.7.1 Access temporarily denied. IP name lookup failed [207.206.8.226]

 Their server can not find a entry for 207.206.8.266 in your DNS entry.

This:
> The original message was received at Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:42:33 -0500
> from reverse.16.250.114.209.idealapps.com [209.114.250.16] (may be forged)

says to me that they recieved the message from a server at 209.114.250.16

I don' t know why the IPs don't match up.  That is way you are
probably getting the "may be forged" error.

Are you running your own email server at work?  Do you have a
dedicated line? Send the all the of the headers.  The more info you
give the better we can help.

Chris