Illegal host/domain name found

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> David Wilks <drw at my-ged.com> wrote in message news:<aqjue2$4l30$1 at isrv4.isc.o
> rg>...
> > > Ralph wrote:
> > > > I am experiencing a problem with my domain mail. I am runnning 9.2.1
> > > > on my Mandrake box, with PacBell DSL. The webserver is seen just fine,
> > > > but when a user sends me mail, they recieve the following bounce
> > --------<snip>--------
> > 
> > For what its worth, I just tried to email you and got the following
> > reject:
> > 
> > The original message was received at Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:59:53 -0800
> > from david.my-ged.com [64.161.47.235]
> > 
> >    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> > <webmaster at policing.net>
> >     (reason: 554 <webmaster at policing.net>: Recipient address rejected:
> > Relay access denied)
> > 
> >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > .... while talking to mail.policing.net.:
> > >>> RCPT To:<webmaster at policing.net>
> > <<< 554 <webmaster at policing.net>: Recipient address rejected: Relay
> > access denied
> > 554 5.0.0 Service unavailable
> 
> That is the symptom. All accounts route to "rbrown" so I should
> recieve any at policing.net. So the question still remains, why am I
> bouncing senders mail?? the 554 error is not of much help....sounds to
> me like DNS is not allowing the world to see my mail server?? Any
> place I should be looking?

	Configure mail.policing.net's MTA to accept mail for policing.net.
 
	Mark
> thanks again in advance!
> Ralph
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