Problem with Email Routing
Problem with Email Routing
(OP)
Hello,
At my company, we run Novell Client on XP for users and Netware 5.1/6.5 for servers. For our GWIA we run on Netware 6.5.
The issue I have is our core business software runs on an HP-UX box that sends out many emails on a daily basis. For whatever reason, these emails when leaving the Unix box go out to the Internet and then back in through our inbound filtering service. (Postini). I am trying to figure out a way to have the Unix box send the messages directly to the MTA since all of its emails are only local. Any ideas ?
Example of domain setup
Company email address: blackhawkplastics.com
Unix box email address: mfgpro.blackhawkunix.com
At my company, we run Novell Client on XP for users and Netware 5.1/6.5 for servers. For our GWIA we run on Netware 6.5.
The issue I have is our core business software runs on an HP-UX box that sends out many emails on a daily basis. For whatever reason, these emails when leaving the Unix box go out to the Internet and then back in through our inbound filtering service. (Postini). I am trying to figure out a way to have the Unix box send the messages directly to the MTA since all of its emails are only local. Any ideas ?
Example of domain setup
Company email address: blackhawkplastics.com
Unix box email address: mfgpro.blackhawkunix.com
RE: Problem with Email Routing
You want it to send to your GWIA.
Is your unix box configured to relay outbound mail through Postini?
RE: Problem with Email Routing
We don't use Postini for outbound filtering at this point just inbound so the unix box sends out the emails using sendmail using the GWIA (10.1.x.x.)as its host It doesnt have a public IP.
What appears to be happening is that the Unix box coming from mfgpro.blackhawkunix.com (just an internal domain) sends to blackhawkplastics.com which then somehow gets treated as an external domain , sends out to the net and then comes back in through Postini.
I hope that makes sense.
RE: Problem with Email Routing
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RE: Problem with Email Routing
That's really a Unix issue. However you need to make sure the HP box is allowed to relay off of the GWIA, otherwise mails will be rejected.
In GroupWise terms, mail can be configured to send directly out, or it can be configured to relay off of another server. You basically need to config your unix box so that it relays instead of sending directly.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
http://www.redjuju.com
RE: Problem with Email Routing
I guess I'm not sure how to make sure that the HP UX Box can be set to relay instead of send.
RE: Problem with Email Routing
RE: Problem with Email Routing
Thinking this through a little more, maybe the GWIA is doing an MX lookup and you have a different box (not the GWIA) that is handling all the incoming mail (your postini or whatever)..
The way to get around this is to hardcode the GWIA so it doesn't do MX Lookups for your domain.
Go into the DOMAIN\WPGATE\GWIA directory, create a text file called route.cfg, then add your email domain and GWIA's IP address to it. save and restart your gwia.
example text:
abc.com [10.1.3.2]
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
http://www.redjuju.com
RE: Problem with Email Routing