Comments on: Free Tool Ferrets Out Mail Server Problems http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/ Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:27:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: BJ Gillette http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-659 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:32:53 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-659 Hi Erick.<br> (Shhh. You read our minds;)<br> <br> Thanks for your excellent insight. Hi Erick.
(Shhh. You read our minds;)

Thanks for your excellent insight.

]]> by: erick http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-658 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:44 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-658 As long as the tool is already connecting to the SMTP port, how about capturing HELO/EHLO output? That could be very helpful for admins, for instance for verifying whether or not a host offers STARTTLS, etc. As long as the tool is already connecting to the SMTP port, how about capturing HELO/EHLO output? That could be very helpful for admins, for instance for verifying whether or not a host offers STARTTLS, etc.

]]> by: BJ Gillette http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-657 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:18:24 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-657 @Tomasz. Excellent insight! It's on the list. @Tomasz. Excellent insight! It’s on the list.

]]> by: Tomasz Nidecki http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-656 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:46:58 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-656 I would suggest, that you tool checks for the existence of two absolutely required e-mail addresses at the mail server that handles the domain: postmaster and abuse (see rfc-ignorant.org). I found many mail servers administrators to be unaware of this requirement. I would suggest, that you tool checks for the existence of two absolutely required e-mail addresses at the mail server that handles the domain: postmaster and abuse (see rfc-ignorant.org). I found many mail servers administrators to be unaware of this requirement.

]]> by: T Payne http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-655 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:54:10 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-655 just 1 MX+ 1 IP for the whitehouse: mailhub-wh2.whitehouse.gov -> 63.161.169.140<br> <br> 2 MX + 2 IPs for Republican National Committee (rnc.org):<br> mailscan1.smartechcorp.net -> 64.203.97.101<br> mailscan2.smartechcorp.net -> 64.203.98.245<br> <br> 2 MX + 6 IPs for the Democratic National Committee (dnc.org):<br> inbound.mailwise.com -> 216.75.199.57, 216.75.199.60, 216.75.199.71<br> smtpbackup.mailwise.com -> 216.75.199.57, 216.75.199.60, 216.75.199.71<br> <br> These politicians can't agree on anything! just 1 MX+ 1 IP for the whitehouse: mailhub-wh2.whitehouse.gov -> 63.161.169.140

2 MX + 2 IPs for Republican National Committee (rnc.org):
mailscan1.smartechcorp.net -> 64.203.97.101
mailscan2.smartechcorp.net -> 64.203.98.245

2 MX + 6 IPs for the Democratic National Committee (dnc.org):
inbound.mailwise.com -> 216.75.199.57, 216.75.199.60, 216.75.199.71
smtpbackup.mailwise.com -> 216.75.199.57, 216.75.199.60, 216.75.199.71

These politicians can’t agree on anything!

]]> by: Editor http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-654 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:23:22 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-654 When setting up your MX records for mail servers in DNS, you can set a different preference level for each host. <br> <br> Example: The MX priority for mailserverA = 10. The MX priority for mailserverB = 20. Senders will (ideally) try to deliver to mailserverA first. If that doesn't work, they will try mailserverB. However, many senders ignore your MX priorities entirely.<br> <br> If both MX priorities are equal, senders will more-or-less randomly pick one. When setting up your MX records for mail servers in DNS, you can set a different preference level for each host.

Example: The MX priority for mailserverA = 10. The MX priority for mailserverB = 20. Senders will (ideally) try to deliver to mailserverA first. If that doesn’t work, they will try mailserverB. However, many senders ignore your MX priorities entirely.

If both MX priorities are equal, senders will more-or-less randomly pick one.

]]> by: Millhouse http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-653 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:37:23 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-653 Not sure what MX Profile means. Numbers seem all over the chart. Any more info available? Not sure what MX Profile means. Numbers seem all over the chart. Any more info available?

]]> by: sand al wood http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-652 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:42:09 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/04/05/email_aaddbfghhe_ch/#comment-652 Hello,<br> I would like to see the distance between each IP address.<br> <br> Thank you Hello,
I would like to see the distance between each IP address.

Thank you

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