"Bruce D" <Bru***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can't figure this one out.
>
> This is an SBS 2003 R2 server with 14 users that has been running for
> about
> 6 weeks.  All of the users, frequently but irregularly (several times a
> day),
> get DELAY messages, and then UNDELIVERABLE messages.  The undeliverable
> messages are similar to the following:
>
> Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
>
>      Subject: <subject>
>      Sent: 9/6/2007 10:57 AM
>
> The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
>
>      <recipient_name>@verizon.net on 9/8/2007 10:58 AM
>            Could not deliver the message in the time limit specified.
> Please retry or contact your administrator.
>            <<sender's_domain_name> #4.4.7>
>
> Verizon is not the only receiving domain name to do this, but it's
> certainly
> the most frequent. Not all messages bound for Verizon fail, nor is it
> specific to certain users or recipients.
>
> Any ideas?  'Cause I'm out of them.  Thanks!

"Michael Dragone" wrote:

> What kind of connectivity to the Internet is in place (DSL, cable modem, T1,
> etc.)?
> If it's a DSL connection or cable modem, which ISP (many, if not all, will
> block outbound port 25 to everywhere except their own mail servers in which
> case you'd need to rerun the CEICW and set up a smarthost)?
>
> Can you telnet to port 25 on the receiving mail server and connect
> successfully? See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/153119 for instructions on
> how to do so.
>
> Finally, have you had this problem for all 6 weeks since the server has been
> installed?
>
> "Bruce D" <Bru***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5D11D613-43C9-49FB-B676-5EBFA50921EC@microsoft.com...
> > Can't figure this one out.
> >
> > This is an SBS 2003 R2 server with 14 users that has been running for
> > about
> > 6 weeks.  All of the users, frequently but irregularly (several times a
> > day),
> > get DELAY messages, and then UNDELIVERABLE messages.  The undeliverable
> > messages are similar to the following:
> >
> > Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
> >
> >      Subject: <subject>
> >      Sent: 9/6/2007 10:57 AM
> >
> > The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
> >
> >      <recipient_name>@verizon.net on 9/8/2007 10:58 AM
> >            Could not deliver the message in the time limit specified.
> > Please retry or contact your administrator.
> >            <<sender's_domain_name> #4.4.7>
> >
> > Verizon is not the only receiving domain name to do this, but it's
> > certainly
> > the most frequent. Not all messages bound for Verizon fail, nor is it
> > specific to certain users or recipients.
> >
> > Any ideas?  'Cause I'm out of them.  Thanks!
>

"Bruce D" <Bru***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F0AF1530-B415-4D4C-82BD-71E4D2162050@microsoft.com...
> Verizon is the ISP. It's allegedly "Business Class DSL", meaning they
> charge
> more BUT they also allow us to run our own email/http/etc servers.
> Further,
> as far as I know, they do not provide a smart host for relaying.
>
> Thank you for the suggestion about telnetting; I hadn't thought of that. I
> can telnet to some of the hosts - that is, those where I actually know the
> name of the mail server. ( I can connect, but not successfully send.)  I
> have
> not been able to find the exact mail server name for either Verizon or
> Yahoo,
> si don't know what the deal is with those two.
>
> And yes, this problem has been going on for the entire six weeks.  I
> should
> note also that this is a replacement server for an older SBS 2000 box. The
> 2000 box did NOT have these issues.
>
> Thanks again!
>
>
>
>
>
> "Michael Dragone" wrote:
>
>> What kind of connectivity to the Internet is in place (DSL, cable modem,
>> T1,
>> etc.)?
>> If it's a DSL connection or cable modem, which ISP (many, if not all,
>> will
>> block outbound port 25 to everywhere except their own mail servers in
>> which
>> case you'd need to rerun the CEICW and set up a smarthost)?
>>
>> Can you telnet to port 25 on the receiving mail server and connect
>> successfully? See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/153119 for instructions
>> on
>> how to do so.
>>
>> Finally, have you had this problem for all 6 weeks since the server has
>> been
>> installed?
>>
>> "Bruce D" <Bru***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5D11D613-43C9-49FB-B676-5EBFA50921EC@microsoft.com...
>> > Can't figure this one out.
>> >
>> > This is an SBS 2003 R2 server with 14 users that has been running for
>> > about
>> > 6 weeks.  All of the users, frequently but irregularly (several times a
>> > day),
>> > get DELAY messages, and then UNDELIVERABLE messages.  The undeliverable
>> > messages are similar to the following:
>> >
>> > Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
>> >
>> >      Subject: <subject>
>> >      Sent: 9/6/2007 10:57 AM
>> >
>> > The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
>> >
>> >      <recipient_name>@verizon.net on 9/8/2007 10:58 AM
>> >            Could not deliver the message in the time limit specified.
>> > Please retry or contact your administrator.
>> >            <<sender's_domain_name> #4.4.7>
>> >
>> > Verizon is not the only receiving domain name to do this, but it's
>> > certainly
>> > the most frequent. Not all messages bound for Verizon fail, nor is it
>> > specific to certain users or recipients.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?  'Cause I'm out of them.  Thanks!
>>