Re: Help configuring VMS mail with Dynaccess.com

On Feb 6, 1:11 am, hel...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Phillip Helbig---
remove CLOTHES to reply) wrote:

What is probably happening is that your dynamic DNS address is being
rejected by mail servers somewhere down the line. I had the same
problem when I set up email at home. However, I CAN send outgoing mail
with the standard TCPIP software. I avoid the "we reject mail from
volatile addresses" problem by sending it through an SMTP relay server
provided by my dynamic-DNS provider,http://www.dynaccess.com/. (They
offer more services than DYNDNS.COM for less money. The pricing
structure is different (packages with more and more features, rather
than buying things à la carte), but for me works out to about half what
I would pay for similar features at DYNDNS.COM (and includes some
features DYNDNS.COM doesn't offer). I highly recommend them. If you
switch, you could just set the alternate gateway to their SMTP relay
server and you're in business. The important thing: no SMTP
authentication is needed; it is based on the IP address, which the
dynamic-DNS provider knows anyway, of course. It is not a
pay-per-message system, but rather a reasonable number of messages is
included in the flat rate.) (I also have email addresses with
DYNDNS.COM, so I am familiar with them too.)

I _am_ using dynaccess to send SMTP but that is what is not working
the way I have it configured.
In my SMTP config I have dynaccess.com specified as my alternate
gateway. Is that correct?


Wait---do you mean dyndns.com or dynaccess.com? They are two separate
companies.


I was using dyndns.com before. With them I was able to receive SMTP
but I could only send by using a C program I wrote that would connect
to an SMTP server that required authentication at my ISP. I am now
using dynaccess.com based on recommendations in posts in COV.


I think the error message is wrong. I think this error occurs when your
alternate gateway doesn't work.

I agree but I am not sure what I am doing wrong in my configuration.



There are several issues here. First, again, you are now talking abouthttp://www.dynaccess.com, nothttp://www.dynds.org/, right? Second, the
address 192.168.1.1 is not routable; you need a NAT or PAT router or
something similar to connect to the outside world. Third, you need an
alternate gateway.


I know that address is not routable. That is the address of my alpha.
It is connected to a NAT router on a DSL line. The alternate gateway
is set to "dynaccess.com".

I have been a satisfied dynaccess.com customer for many, many years. All
my email is done with VMS MAIL from my cluster at home, which receives
email directly and sends it via the SMTP relay server at dynaccess.com.
What is the output of the following TCPIP commands?

SHOW NAME
SHOW CONFIGURATION NAME
SHOW HOST/LOCAL
SHOW CONFIGURATION SMTP
SHOW ROUTE
SHOW ROUTE/PERMANENT
SHOW CONFIGURATION INTERFACE/FULL
SHOW INTERFACE/FULL

TCPIP> show name

BIND Resolver Parameters

Local domain: batcave.dynaccess.com

System

State: Started, Enabled

Transport: TCP
Domain: BATCAVE.DYNACCESS.COM
Retry: 4
Timeout: 4
Servers: dns1, dns2
Path: No values defined

Process

State: Enabled

Transport:
Domain:
Retry:
Timeout:
Servers:
Path:
TCPIP> show config name

BIND Resolver Configuration

Transport: TCP
Domain: BATCAVE.DYNACCESS.COM
Retry: 4
Timeout: 4
Servers: 205.171.3.65, 205.171.2.65
Path: No values defined
TCPIP> show host/local

LOCAL database

Host address Host name

127.0.0.1 LOCALHOST, localhost
192.168.1.1 Linksys
192.168.1.2 batcave
205.171.3.65 dns1, DNS1
205.171.2.65 dns2, DNS2
192.168.1.6 ds6, DS6
192.168.1.3 hyde, HYDE
64.58.4.38 pop3.mho.com, POP3.MHO.COM
192.168.1.4 scooby, SCOOBY
192.168.1.5 scrappy, SCRAPPY
66.252.192.11 secure.wcox.com

*** Note: I have tried both "batcave" alone, as well as the fully
qualified name for the 192.168.1.2 local host entry.

TCPIP> show config smtp

SMTP Configuration

Options
Initial interval: 0 00:30:00.00 Address_max: 16
NOEIGHT_BIT
Retry interval: 0 01:00:00.00 Hop_count_max: 16
NORELAY
Maximum interval: 3 00:00:00.00
HEADERS

Timeout Initial Mail Receipt Data
Terminate
Send: 5 5 5 3
10
Receive: 5

Alternate gateway: DYNACCESS.COM
General gateway: not defined

Substitute domain: BATCAVE.DYNACCESS.COM
Zone: not defined

Postmaster: TCPIP$SMTP
Log file: SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$SMTP]TCPIP$SMTP_LOGFILE.LOG

Generic queue Queues Participating nodes

TCPIP$SMTP_SHAGGY_00 1 SHAGGY
TCPIP> show route

DYNAMIC

Type Destination Gateway

AN 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1
AH 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1
AN 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.2
AH 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2
TCPIP> show route/perm

PERMANENT

Type Destination Gateway

PN 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1
TCPIP> show config interface/full

Interface: LO0
IP_Addr: 127.0.0.1 NETWRK: 255.0.0.0 BRDCST:
C_Addr: C_NETWRK: C_BRDCST:

Flags:
Receive buffer: 0

Interface: WE1
IP_Addr: 192.168.0.250 NETWRK: 255.255.255.0 BRDCST:
192.168.0.255
C_Addr: C_NETWRK: C_BRDCST:

Flags:
Receive buffer: 0

Interface: WE0
IP_Addr: 192.168.1.2 NETWRK: 255.255.255.0 BRDCST:
192.168.1.255
C_Addr: C_NETWRK: C_BRDCST:

Flags:
Receive buffer: 0
TCPIP> show interface/full
Interface: LO0
IP_Addr: 127.0.0.1 NETWRK: 255.0.0.0 BRDCST:
MTU: 4096
Flags: UP LOOP NOARP MCAST SMPX
RECEIVE SEND
Packets 84 84
Errors 0 0
Collisions: 0

Interface: WE0
IP_Addr: 192.168.1.2 NETWRK: 255.255.255.0 BRDCST:
192.168.1.255
Cluster
C_Addr: 192.168.1.2 C_NETWRK: 255.255.255.0 C_BRDCST:
192.168.1.255
Ethernet_Addr: AA-00-04-00-8C-28 MTU: 1500
Flags: UP BRDCST RUN MCAST SMPX
RECEIVE SEND
Packets 1825 2119
Errors 0 0
Collisions: 0


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