Re: [hobbit] Service smtp on xxxxxx is not OK : Unexpected service response

["Geoff Hallford" <geoff.hallford (at) gmail.com>]

I have also seen this happen when the response is slow from the mail server
to show the 220 message. It does show it but is slow for some reason. I
create a new service called smtp-slow by adding the following and then
configure the bb-hosts entry with 'smtp-slow' instead of smtp. Just a
thought.

This way it doesn't require a 220 response but if it gets a valid
"connection" it is okay. If it can't open a connection, it goes red. It does
limit the amount of app validation but it is the only thing that worked in
my case.

[smtp-slow]
   send "mail\r\nquit\r\n"
   options banner
   port 25

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Andrew Clarke <andrew (at) bccit.co.uk> wrote:

> As it happens, there are PIXs between the hobbit server & all the
> Exchange servers. However, they've all been there for ages (years in
> some cases).
>
> I'll have a chat with our resident Cisco guru & see if he made any
> changes at our end around 6th June, when things stopped working.
>
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> From: Rob MacGregor [mailto:rob.macgregor (at) gmail.com]
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> You wouldn't happen to have a Cisco PIX/ASA between the hobbit host and
> the mail server, with it configured to do "fixup"?  Those are known for
> breaking things ;)
>
>  Rob MacGregor
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