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Re: Are AOL's MXs mass rejecting anyone else's emails?

  • From: rwcrowe
  • Date: Wed Aug 11 14:35:27 2004

Just a suggestion, but make sure that your mail servers have the correct reverse DNS. AOL has been rejecting mail for any mail servers that have incorrect or no reverse DNS entries.

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Rob Crowe
[email protected]

-------------- Original message --------------

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> We're currently getting this from AOL MX servers:
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> 64.12.138.57 failed after I sent the message.
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> Remote host said: 554-: (RLY:FA) http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554r
> lyfa.html
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> 554 TRANSACTION FAILED
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> Yet, after viewing their alleged reason for rejecting the mail, we can find
> nothing wrong with our mail headers. Wondering if this is a bug on AOL's s
> ide or if anyone else has encountered/fixed this issue to stop the bouncing
> mail?
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>
> -Andrew