[hobbit] smtp check

[lars ebeling]

If you get the

220 SMTP

back, that means that the mailserver on the other side is running.

Lars

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stef Coene" <stef.coene at docum.org>
To: <hobbit at hswn.dk>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [hobbit] smtp check


> On Thursday 01 December 2005 13:59, Henrik Stoerner wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 01:52:57PM +0100, Stef Coene wrote:
>> > Address=195.86.128.62:25, open=1, res=0, err=0, connecttime=0.013304,
>> > totaltime=1.204438, banner='554 SMTP synchronization error' (32 bytes)
>> >
>> > Remember, this was the "old" error:
>> > > > Address=195.86.128.62:25, open=1, res=0, err=0, 
>> > > > connecttime=0.002863,
>> > > > totaltime=1.153169, banner='501 Syntax error in parameters or
>> > > > arguments ' (45 bytes)
>>
>> Most likely, it complains because Hobbit fires off SMTP commands before
>> waiting for the SMTP server's greeting. Technically, this is in
>> violation of the SMTP protocol, and some newer servers complain about
>> this.
>>
>> Try removing the "send" part from the [smtp] section in
>> ~hobbit/server/etc/bb-services
> That's working.  But isn't that the same as just a port check ?
>
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> Stef
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