[TriLUG] AOL's new email policy

[Jon Carnes]

That error message is from smtp-server.austin.rr.com.  It's telling you
that it will not relay for you.

If you are not on the local austin.rr.com network, then it will not
relay for you.  You need to use your local ISP's Mailserver.

Jon

On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 00:16, Turnpike Man wrote:
> After adding:
> 
> aol.com    smtp:smtp-server.austin.rr.com
> 
> to mailertable and running "make"... I am no longer rejected by AOL... but
> still nada!!  log genericized again... my buddy in TX decided to try this
> before I got around to it... his results are as follows (and there was a valid
> AOL account used, user is obviously not it):
> 
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <user at aol.com>
>     (reason: 550 5.7.1 <user at aol.com>... Relaying denied)
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> ... while talking to texlog.texas.rr.com.:
> >>> RCPT To:<user at aol.com>
> <<< 550 5.7.1 <user at aol.com>... Relaying denied
> 550 5.1.1 <user at aol.com>... User unknown
> 
>     [ Part 2: "Delivery Status" ]
> 
> Reporting-MTA: dns; MYHOST.MYDOMAIN.COM
> Arrival-Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:43:49 -0600
> 
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; user at aol.com
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.7.1
> Remote-MTA: DNS; texlog.texas.rr.com
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.7.1 <user at aol.com>... Relaying denied
> Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:43:49 -0600
>     -------
> 
> Ideas?
> Thanks,
> David M.
> 
> 
> > > In Sendmail, edit /etc/mail/mailertable:
> > >   aol.com    smtp:smtp-server.nc.rr.com
> > > 
> > > http://www.sendmail.org/m4/mailertables.html
> > > 
> > > Good Luck - Jon Carnes
> 
>