Re: SMTP server/slightly off topic

[Patrick Townsend <townsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carl,

A couple of thoughts:

1. Your ISP can add an MX record for van400.ediconsulting.com. They
might hit you a couple of bucks to set it up, but then it will be
recognized and you can use it. It can point to the same IP address as
your normal mail system, or it can point to your AS/400.

2. Or, you could just send with the from domain of ediconsulting.com. If
you have a local mail router you use a reply-to address that would route
to the AS/400.

Option 1 is probably the best if you want your AS/400 to receive mail
from the Internet.

We *know* YOU wouldn't spam us, Carl.....

Patrick

Carl Galgano wrote:
> 
> I apologize if this is slightly off topic.....
> Does anyone know of a public SMTP server that can be used on the Internet.
> Before anyone thinks I am a spammer trying to hide, here is the deal.  When
> my AS400 attempts to send email via my DSL connection, it formats the sender
> id to be CARL?VAN400@van400.ediconsulting.com.  My DSL providers SMTP server
> rejects the request because it does a DNS lookup on van400.ediconsulting.com
> and does not get a hit.  If I send mail with just the ediconsulting.com
> domain, everything works fine.
> Any ideas?
> CJG
> 
> Carl Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
> 540 Powder Springs Street
> Suite C19
> Marietta, GA  30064
> 770-422-2995
> mailto: cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
> http://www.ediconsulting.com
> EDI, Communications and AS400 Technical Consulting
> 
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