[Temporary failure - still trying to deliver]

Those messages popped up a few days ago and have continued, even though
recent tests deliver the mail properly. What's going on and how does
one STOP these messages from getting pushed out to some unknown hotmail
server? The full message resides in the <snip>...</snip> below.

<snip type="message_to_master">
This is a delivery status message from the electronic mail server at
000.000.000.000. A message appearing to originate from your address
has been delayed during delivery.

Message details:
------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally submitted: 10 Aug 08, 21:40:27
Originator address: A valid email address @ a_valid_domain . com
Message's subject: Re: Another simple test...
Message's ID: <000000000000$000a00a0$00ff000@gold>

After 3 hours, the following addresses had delivery problems:

a-valid-email-address @hotmail.com [Temporary failure - still trying to deliver]

The server will continue to attempt to deliver your message to any
addresses showing temporary errors. You do not need to take any
further action at this time - this message is for your information
only.
</snip>

1) Recent tests indicate that mail goes out properly.
2) These old messages keep trying to get delivered. How do we stop
the delivery attempts?
3) Mercurys and Mercuryp are the ONLY in operation.

Thanks for any help, suggestions, comments.

--
Jim

Ok. <shrug>

On to another question. When handling multiple domains,
is there a way to get the SMTP server to identify itself
as the domain the server that handles the email that it's
coming from?

For example, if there's a mail.example.net and also another
domain called mail.example.com and IF email addresses exist
like:

jim @ example.com
jim @ example.net

When I send out the email from the mail.example.com server,
how do I configure the server to respond from that respective
domain as opposed to the mail.example.net domain?

--
Jim Carlock
Natural Cure For Pink-Eye (Conjunctivitis)
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...nctivitis.html

Jim wrote on 15 aug 2008 in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:

> Ok. <shrug>

[please always quote on usenet]

> On to another question. When handling multiple domains,
> is there a way to get the SMTP server to identify itself
> as the domain the server that handles the email that it's
> coming from?

[and please start e new thread with a adaequate subject line]

This is not email!


--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

"Evertjan." replied...
>[please always quote on usenet]

OK.

>[and please start e new thread with a adaequate subject line]

The thread is still about that [Temporary failure... ]

Jim Carlock previously asked...
: When handling multiple domains, is there a way to get the SMTP
: server to identify itself as the domain the server that handles
: the email that it's coming from?
:
: For example, if there's a mail.example.net and also another
: domain called mail.example.com and IF email addresses exist
: like:
:
: jim @ example.com
: jim @ example.net
:
: When I send out the email from the mail.example.com server,
: how do I configure the server to respond from that respective
: domain as opposed to the mail.example.net domain?

And the SMTP (sending the email to other servers) ends in failure.

I think it's because I don't understand how Mercury handles multiple
domain names, but I need some help here. MercuryS and MercuryP are
running. MercuryP seems to work OK, but it is NOT what I really expect
from a POP3 server that claims to handle multiple domains. For instance,
reading through the documentation indicates that mail accounts get
configured without the domain name, so I configured it to employ a
catchall@example.com and a catchall@example.net as follows:

DM=catchall example.com
DM=catchall example.net

If I only could organize the folders for the accounts in a way that
makes a more formal folder structure for organization... I wish I had
more time to figure this out.

Thanks for your attempts to help Evertjan.

--
Jim Carlock
More Than Five Senses? Many Human Minds Know More. Schools Teach Wrong?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...ve_senses.html