SMTP Error from my server?

[Chris Maness]

Jay Chandler wrote:
> Chris Maness wrote:
>> Chris Maness wrote:
>>> Jay Chandler wrote:
>>>> Chris Maness wrote:
>>>>> I have not seen this error before.  What does it mean?  (I will 
>>>>> change the actual e-mail to protect the address from spam bots).
>>>>>
>>>>> To: NOSPAMtim at adelphia.net
>>>>>> From: Mail Administrator <Postmaster@<PostmasterDomain>>
>>>>>> Subject: Mail System Error - Returned Mail
>>>>>> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:48:17 -0400
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Your message was not delivered because the return address was 
>>>>>> refused.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The return address was "<NOSPAMtim at adelphia.net>"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please reply to Postmaster@<PostmasterDomain>
>>>>>> if you feel this message to be in error.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris Maness
>>>>> Sys Admin
>>>>
>>>> Looks to me like a failed sender verification callout-- these are 
>>>> generally construed to be abusive.  I can't easily tell from your 
>>>> munging whether it's your server or Adelphia that's doing it, though.
>>>>
>>> This is the only e-mail address that I am having this problem with, 
>>> and it has been going on for a year or so now.  What other info 
>>> would you guys need to tell what it is.  I guess I don't understand 
>>> the whole "sender verification callout"  I'll have to do a little 
>>> google to find out.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chris Maness
>>> Sys Admin for a couple of tiny domains.
>>>
>> p.s.  I read up on this and I believe this would be a problem on the 
>> sender side.  Is the something like an access file that I can change 
>> to just allow this particular sender without the check?
>>
>> Chris Maness
> Give me a bit of a hand here.  Can you tell me what server the 
> original message is being sent from, what server is kicking out that 
> message, and which one you control?  I don't need IPs, but call 'em 
> Server A and Server B; the way you have it described is rather unclear.
>
> --J
>
>
Thanks guys.  I just white listed the sender and I will have the sender 
run a test to see if it works now.

Thanks,
Chris Maness
KQ6UP ;o)