Search Again: Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. From: charles kline Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 Time: 6:55:00 pm >It is EIMS. Your DNS is correctly configured. Here is what you should do >to eliminate the loop: In EIMS, go to Server->Sending Setup-> and click >on the asterisk in the text window to the left. The text box to the right >labelled Domain will become active. In the text box, type in >smoke-stoppers.com and pop up the menu below it labelled Route and choose >Via Host and type in mail.smoke-stoppers.com in the text box below it. >Save and restart EIMS and this should fix your loop. I tried this just now, and it did not fix it. Can you or anyone suggest anything else? Could it have anything to do with the virtual hosting setup? - Charles > Reply to: Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. >Charles, > >On 3/29/99, you wrote (in part): >>>>...Here is the setup: >>>> >>>>smoke-stoppers.com. NS primary-ns.macsultants.com. >>>> >>>>www2.smoke-stoppers.com. A 208.159.4.21 >>>>smoke-stoppers.com. MX 10 mail.smoke-stoppers.com. >>>> >>>>www.smoke-stoppers.com. A 208.159.4.24 >>>>mail.smoke-stoppers.com. A 208.159.4.101 >>> >>>A mail loop is caused when mail is forwarded around in a circle. It is >>>commonly caused by a server trying to send mail to itself. Here's why it >>>might do this: > >>Yes, I have just checked and EIMS does know it is responsible for that >>domain. I have only the mail for address1@mail.smoke-stoppers.com being >>forwarded to an address name@msn.com >> >>I have the MX arecord with a priority of 10 >> >>Is there a way to test if it is the mail server or the dns? > >It is EIMS. Your DNS is correctly configured. Here is what you should do >to eliminate the loop: In EIMS, go to Server->Sending Setup-> and click >on the asterisk in the text window to the left. The text box to the right >labelled Domain will become active. In the text box, type in >smoke-stoppers.com and pop up the menu below it labelled Route and choose >Via Host and type in mail.smoke-stoppers.com in the text box below it. >Save and restart EIMS and this should fix your loop. > >Good luck... > >Sincerely, >Allan C. Reichert >Instructional Computing/Internet Coordinator >St. Johns District School System >reichea@mail.stjohns.k12.fl.us >http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/ >Member: HTML Writer's Guild > > -- _______________________________________________________________ Charles Kline ckline@macsultants.com WebMaster - eCommerce Specialist MacSultants Professional Solutions for Computer Systems Phone# 609-273-3255 Fax# 609-273-3721

Messages In This Thread: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by charles kline on Mar 29, 1999 at 4:29:00 pm Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by Chris Buxton on Mar 29, 1999 at 6:25:00 pm Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by charles kline on Mar 29, 1999 at 6:36:00 pm Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by Allan Reichert on Mar 29, 1999 at 6:47:00 pm Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by charles kline on Mar 29, 1999 at 6:55:00 pm Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by Allan Reichert on Mar 29, 1999 at 7:06:00 pm Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by Chris Buxton on Mar 30, 1999 at 5:58:00 am Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by charles kline on Mar 30, 1999 at 9:08:00 pm Re: I have a mail loop error I need help with. by Chris Buxton on Mar 31, 1999 at 4:56:00 am