Hi,

We are currently running V7.403 and would like to use the outbound relaying function of our astaro unit. In our testing we have found that the exim email system does not return NDR's to our users if there was any problem delivering the emails. This is a big problem since our users would not know if there where any problems with delivery.

If we direct our exchange 2003 server to deliver emails directly instead of sending them through the astaro unit we get the NDR's. Is there anyway to change this configuration? Below the user never received an NDR.

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2009:06:16-19:23:50 xyz smtpd[2467]: SCANNER[2467]: id="1000" severity="info" sys="SecureMail" sub="smtp" name="email passed" srcip="192.168.***.***" from="user@xyz.org" to="user@xyz.com" subject="Test" queueid="10rWG2-0000dk-0E" size="717"
2009:06:16-19:23:51 xyz exim[2469]: 2009-06-16 19:23:51 10rWG2-0000dk-0E ** user@xyz.com R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<user@xyz.com>: host mail.xyz.com [xx.***.***.xx]: 550 xx.***.***.xx blacklisted at pbl.spamhaus.org
2009:06:16-19:23:51 xyz exim[2472]: 2009-06-16 19:23:51 1MGi0N-0000ds-2a <= <> R=10rWG2-0000dk-0E U=exim P=local S=2466
2009:06:16-19:23:51 xyz exim[2469]: 2009-06-16 19:23:51 10rWG2-0000dk-0E Completed
2009:06:16-19:24:19 xyz smtpd[2467]: SCANNER[2467]: Nothing to do, exiting
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Thanks, Julio

Julio, in the first line with 2009:06:16-19:23:51 xyz exim[2469], is that the IP of your Astaro or the remote IP of xyz.com?

For the record, we have several such implementations and have not see this problem, nor can I recall it appearing in the User BB.

Cheers - Bob

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Hi,
<host mail.xyz.com [xx.***.***.xx]: 550 xx.***.***.xx blacklisted at pbl.spamhaus.org> The first IP is the remote email host, the second ip (after 550) is part of the error message that is being sent by that host since we are doing our testing from a dynamic IP range.
I have changed the tarpit time on the exchange server to zero in case that was causing the issue, but no luck. Also the smtp transaction log on the exchange server shows the outgoing email to the astaro unit but no return of an NDR.

Funny thing is that if we instruct the astaro to use an upstream smarthost that system will attempt to deliver the email and generate an NDR and send that back to the astaro unit which will then send it back to the exchange user.
I am at a loss on what the problem may be.
Thanks, Julio

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Promptly this morning about 12 hours later all the NDR's were sent back to the exchange user? Does anyone know what the default delivery timeout's are for the exim email system? In exchange we can customize these times. Perhaps this could be a feature request.

Thanks, Julio

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V7.504 on Dell R200 w/ Raid1 and a network of 25 users

We have a similar Problem:
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2009:06:26-07:58:39 mail exim[8869]: 2009-06-26 07:58:39 10Lt4V-0002Ix-2i == some.user@remotedomain.at R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (-44): SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<some.user@remotedomain.at>: host fallback.eunet.at [193.154.160.132]: 450 4.2.0 <some.user@remotedomain.at>: Recipient address rejected: Greylisted, see Postgrey Help

2009:06:26-07:58:39 mail exim[8868]: 2009-06-26 07:58:39 10Lt4U-0002Ix-2i == some.user@remotedomain.at R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (-44): SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<some.user@remotedomain.at>: host fallback.eunet.at [193.154.160.132]: 450 4.2.0 <some.user@remotedomain.at>: Recipient address rejected: Greylisted, see Postgrey Help

2009:06:26-07:59:00 mail exim[8958]: 2009-06-26 07:59:00 10Lt4U-0002Ix-2i == some.user@remotedomain.at routing defer (-51): retry time not reached

2009:06:26-07:59:00 mail exim[8959]: 2009-06-26 07:59:00 10Lt4V-0002Ix-2i == some.user@remotedomain.at routing defer (-51): retry time not reached
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The Remote Site has also a Astaro ASG220 and our domain ist whitelisted. Also their domain is whitelisted on our Astaro.

What is "http://postgrey.schweikert.ch/help/manroland.at.html" all about?

Hi,

Seems like the NDR's are not being returned on a consistent basis. I have to try different settings with regards to tarpitting, etc.

Thanks, Julio

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