Hello all,
I have posted a few times about non-delivery problems with my SBS SMTP and ShackDaddy mentioned some new guidelines put into effect recently by MS an others...and here they are:
So...anyone with TZO or DYNDNS etc (like me) will need to get a static IP or use your ISP's mailserver as a smarthost. While my company is big enough to not have to penny-pinch TOO tightly, $100/month extra for static IP vs $29/year for TZO is a no-brainer. Just thought I'd pass it along.
Tony
"If it can't take it, I don't want it
I have posted a few times about non-delivery problems with my SBS SMTP and ShackDaddy mentioned some new guidelines put into effect recently by MS an others...and here they are:
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The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
xxxxxx@hotmail.com on 10/6/2007 11:56 AM
There was a SMTP communication problem with the recipient's email server. Please contact your system administrator.
<lynnslandscaping.com #5.5.0 smtp;550 Mail rejected by Windows Live Hotmail for policy reasons. We generally do not accept email from dynamic IP's as they are not typically used to deliver unauthenticated SMTP email to an Internet mail server. [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.spamhaus.org[/URL] maintains lists of dynamic and residential IP addresses. Contact your ISP to determine which authorized SMTP relay servers to send your mail through (or) request a static and dedicated IP before attempting to send mail. For additional information about Microsoft's technical guidelines, please refer to: [URL unfurl="true"]http://postmaster.live.com/Guidelines.aspx>[/URL]So...anyone with TZO or DYNDNS etc (like me) will need to get a static IP or use your ISP's mailserver as a smarthost. While my company is big enough to not have to penny-pinch TOO tightly, $100/month extra for static IP vs $29/year for TZO is a no-brainer. Just thought I'd pass it along.
Tony
"If it can't take it, I don't want it