XFOR: All Outbound IMC Mail NDRs: "We do not relay"

• Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In a new installation or a working environment, all users are able to send mail, but the outbound mail stops flowing to any SMTP domain name. The non- delivery report (NDR) arrives after two minutes and reads:

   Your message did not reach some or all the intended recipients
      The following recipient could not be reached.
      The recipient name is not recognized.
         Microsoft Exchange:IMS:Nwggsc.org:nwggsc.org
         nt4_NWggsc(0000B0981)  751 twili => We do not relay 

CAUSE

This problem may be caused by any change in the address of the Internet service provider to which Exchange Server is forwarding mail. The new host is not accepting the mail and returns the error message, "We do not relay."

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:

1. Confirm that the IP address of the Internet service provider (ISP) correctly corresponds to the mail exchanger server to which you are forwarding mail.



2. Make sure that the configuration of the Internet Mail Service (Internet Mail Connector in version 4.0) is forwarding all messages to the host, and use the IP address to avoid complications with Domain Name Service (DNS).



3. Confirm that a ping of the ISP's IP address is successful.
   
   NOTE: In one case, pinging the old IP address of an ISP was still successful. This caused some confusion in the troubleshooting process.



4. Check the domain name of the ISP using the NSLookup utility.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem was encountered when using a Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) connection to an ISP. It can happen, however, with any connection to an ISP. This problem may happen in a new installation of Internet Mail Service, but it can also happen with an Internet Mail Service that has worked for months, after a change in the domain name of the ISP.

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Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: April 13, 1999