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    The Hotmail issue

    Hello, I am currently having issues with sending email to Hotmail.

    The email gets to the user, but it gets stuck in the Junk folder.

    I have setup SPF, DomainKeys, rDNS and signed up to SNDS and I still do not know what to do.

    Domain: raf-bsccf.co.uk

    Thanks.
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    Your rDNS does not match the SMTP header sent out by your mail host, which may cause problems. Make sure to set the rDNS as the FQDN of that machine specifically, and not just the domain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by e-Sensibility View Post
    Your rDNS does not match the SMTP header sent out by your mail host, which may cause problems. Make sure to set the rDNS as the FQDN of that machine specifically, and not just the domain.
    Set it back

    Here are the headers being used:

    PHP Code:
    $headers "From: RAF Intranet <noreply@raf-bsccf.co.uk>\n"// I suggest you try using only \n 
     
    $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
     
    $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n"
     
    $headers .= "Reply-To: me <noreply@raf-bsccf.co.uk>\n"
     
    $headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n"
     
    $headers .= "X-MSmail-Priority: High\n"
     
    $headers .= "X-mailer: Intranet"
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    Try asking Hotmail here http://postmaster.hotmail.com/

    I had such problems everytime I add in a new server, just put a test domain and report to Hotmail, they will normally whitelist it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boonchuan View Post
    Try asking Hotmail here http://postmaster.hotmail.com/

    I had such problems everytime I add in a new server, just put a test domain and report to Hotmail, they will normally whitelist it.
    Interestingly, I didn't recieve any confirmation or reciept of the ticket I had placed

    I'm already on SNDS
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    Small-ish update.

    Turned the following settings on:

    Send outgoing mail from the ip that matches the domain name in /etc/mailips (*: IP can be added to the file to change the main outgoing interface)

    Send HELO based on the domain name in /etc/mailhelo (*: HELONAME can be added to the file to change the default helo name)

    and applied setting as per http://twiki.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/vi...imDifferentIps.
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    isn't homail just an issue in itself it is so plagued with spam that microsoft should just burn it to the ground.

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    Did this resolve your issue?
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    Quote Originally Posted by socheaphost View Post
    isn't homail just an issue in itself it is so plagued with spam that microsoft should just burn it to the ground.
    Really not useful, at least 80% of the users use Hotmail, and it's good enough for me to use.


    Quote Originally Posted by woods01 View Post
    Did this resolve your issue?
    Nope , all I am seeing now is that the main was delivered on behalf of hostname :/
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    Here are the headers, from the most current config:

    X-Message-Delivery: Vj0xLjE7dXM9MDtsPTA7YT0wO0Q9MjtTQ0w9NA==
    X-Message-Status: n:0
    X-SID-PRA: bsraf@h1.radonsystems.net
    X-Message-Info: z6+tzUa3IoTfbOjXjdaFolTNU9KHh0AYvx6ExOF8HzeGCVleOLzyVz9tajsoh/VXjSwRm6pcyGBJO++83lhEtD2rA98cRKUv
    Received: from raf-bsccf.co.uk ([96.31.75.92]) by COL0-MC4-F11.Col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959);
    Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:36:34 -0800
    Received: from bsraf by h1.radonsystems.net with local (Exim 4.69)
    (envelope-from <noreply@raf-bsccf.co.uk>)
    id 1N9PMI-0001RM-DS
    for myemail@hotmail.co.uk; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:36:34 -0500
    To: myemail@hotmail.co.uk
    Subject: This week\'s orders
    Reply-To: intranet <noreply@raf-bsccf.co.uk>
    From: intranet <noreply@raf-bsccf.co.uk>
    MIME-Version: 1.0
    Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
    X-Priority: 1
    X-MSmail-Priority: High
    X-mailer: Intranet
    Message-Id: <E1N9PMI-0001RM-DS@h1.radonsystems.net>
    Sender: <bsraf@h1.radonsystems.net>
    Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:36:34 -0500
    X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report
    X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - h1.radonsystems.net
    X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - hotmail.co.uk
    X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [531 531] / [47 12]
    X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - raf-bsccf.co.uk
    Return-Path: noreply@raf-bsccf.co.uk
    X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Nov 2009 20:36:35.0138 (UTC) FILETIME=[28599A20:01CA656A]
    Now, X-Message-Status: n:0 means that the system was unable to determine the full status, and hence, has been placed in the junk folder.
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    Try communicating manually with your mailserver, e.g. "telnet host.domain.tld 25" . . .

    After RCPT TO: in the standard conversation, and once your mail server realizes that it's not being asked to relay to a user or domain that it hosts, it should error out with 554 or similar. Yours just gives 250 OK. I bet hotmail thinks you're an open relay.
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    Several online tools report the same thing:

    Testing 96.31.75.92 on port 25... successful! - the SMTP server is NOT an open relay

    I'm using Putty to get in, and when I enter the command RCPT TO: I recieve error
    503 sender not yet given
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    You have to have the conversation it wants you to have

    EHLO example.example.com
    MAIL FROM: test@example.com
    RCPT TO: user@example.com

    That said, I was also using an online tool http://mxtoolbox.com/ and when I did it manually it did give me 550, just like it should have.

    I guess it's possible that hotmail is making the same mistake as that online tool, but now I'm just taking shots in the dark
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    Ok, just did the communication, and it killed me off :/ it just closed
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    Hang on, this doesn't look good:

    220-h1.radonsystems.net ESMTP Exim 4.69 #1 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:39:53 -0500
    220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
    220 and/or bulk e-mail.
    EHLO server.neutron.com
    250-h1.radonsystems.net Hello server.neutron.com [my IP]
    250-SIZE 52428800
    250-PIPELINING
    250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
    250-STARTTLS
    250 HELP
    MAIL FROM: test@example.com
    250 OK
    RCPT TO: user@example.com
    250 Accepted


    However, http://www.rbl.jp/cgi-bin/svcheck.cg...ms.net&lang=en shows some useful info...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RadonSys Shamil View Post
    Hang on, this doesn't look good:
    The reason it didn't deny you is because it automatically trusts mail that comes from itself. This isn't cause for concern.
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    Quote Originally Posted by e-Sensibility View Post
    The reason it didn't deny you is because it automatically trusts mail that comes from itself. This isn't cause for concern.
    true, however, I've done further testing, more online and ones by myself, but can't be 100%. Here's the report from abuse.net

    Mail relay testing

    Connecting to raf-bsccf.co.uk for anonymous test ...

    <<< 220-h1.radonsystems.net ESMTP Exim 4.69 #1 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:06:14 -0500
    <<< 220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
    <<< 220 and/or bulk e-mail.
    >>> HELO www.abuse.net
    <<< 250 h1.radonsystems.net Hello verify.abuse.net [208.31.42.77]
    Relay test 1

    >>> RSET
    <<< 250 Reset OK
    >>> MAIL FROM:<spamtest@abuse.net>
    <<< 250 OK
    >>> RCPT TO:<securitytest@abuse.net>
    <<< 550-verify.abuse.net (www.abuse.net) [208.31.42.77] is currently not permitted
    <<< 550-to relay through this server. Perhaps you have not logged into the pop/imap
    <<< 550-server in the last 30 minutes or do not have SMTP Authentication turned on
    <<< 550 in your email client.

    Relay test 2

    >>> RSET
    <<< 250 Reset OK
    >>> MAIL FROM:<spamtest>
    <<< 501 <spamtest>: sender address must contain a domain

    Relay test 3

    >>> RSET
    <<< 250 Reset OK
    >>> MAIL FROM:<>
    <<< 250 OK
    >>> RCPT TO:<securitytest@abuse.net>
    <<< 550-verify.abuse.net (www.abuse.net) [208.31.42.77] is currently not permitted
    <<< 550-to relay through this server. Perhaps you have not logged into the pop/imap
    <<< 550-server in the last 30 minutes or do not have SMTP Authentication turned on
    <<< 550 in your email client.

    Relay test 4

    >>> RSET
    <<< 250 Reset OK
    >>> MAIL FROM:<spamtest@raf-bsccf.co.uk>
    <<< 250 OK
    >>> RCPT TO:<securitytest@abuse.net>
    <<< 550-verify.abuse.net (www.abuse.net) [208.31.42.77] is currently not permitted
    <<< 550-to relay through this server. Perhaps you have not logged into the pop/imap
    <<< 550-server in the last 30 minutes or do not have SMTP Authentication turned on
    <<< 550 in your email client.

    Relay test 5

    >>> RSET
    <<< 250 Reset OK
    >>> MAIL FROM:<spamtest@[96.31.75.92]>
    <<< 501 <spamtest@[96.31.75.92]>: domain literals not allowed

    Relay test 6

    >>> RSET
    <<< 250 Reset OK
    >>> MAIL FROM:<spamtest@raf-bsccf.co.uk>
    <<< 250 OK
    >>> RCPT TO:<securitytest%abuse.net@raf-bsccf.co.uk>
    <<< 250 Accepted

    Relay test result

    Hmmn, at first glance, host appeared to accept a message for relay.

    THIS MAY OR MAY NOT MEAN THAT IT'S AN OPEN RELAY.
    Some systems appear to accept relay mail, but then reject messages internally rather than delivering them, but you cannot tell at this point whether the message will be relayed or not. You cannot tell if it is really an open relay without sending a test message; this anonymous user test DID NOT send a test message.
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    The open relay issue may be related to this http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=671553

    As this "login grace period" is the default configuration for cPanel, and, presumably, many cPanel hosts send to hotmail, the open relay bit might not even be what's causing the hotmail problem in the first place.

    At this point maybe your best option would just be to contact their support team and ask to be white-listed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by e-Sensibility View Post
    The open relay issue may be related to this http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=671553

    As this "login grace period" is the default configuration for cPanel, and, presumably, many cPanel hosts send to hotmail, the open relay bit might not even be what's causing the hotmail problem in the first place.

    At this point maybe your best option would just be to contact their support team and ask to be white-listed.
    Thanks for the info
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    You would probably know if you had an open relay.

    I don't think that you do. The best thing to do if your concerned about hotmail delivery is contact them and see if they will respond to you. They aren't going to whitelist you since you utilize the ipspace of someone else, if you owned the ip's it might be a little different.

    I don't think in 2009 delivery to hotmail.com means anything to anyone. We specifically blacklist hotmail.com because of the spam we get from them and microsoft doing absolutely nothing about it. Hotmail is what the blue screen of death was in Windows.

    Everything looks fine with your configuration. Can you deliver email to a gmail account without hitting the spam folder? What types of content are you putting in the test emails? Sometimes the content of the message will determine how it's handled.
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    Quote Originally Posted by woods01 View Post
    You would probably know if you had an open relay.

    I don't think that you do. The best thing to do if your concerned about hotmail delivery is contact them and see if they will respond to you. They aren't going to whitelist you since you utilize the ipspace of someone else, if you owned the ip's it might be a little different.

    I don't think in 2009 delivery to hotmail.com means anything to anyone. We specifically blacklist hotmail.com because of the spam we get from them and microsoft doing absolutely nothing about it. Hotmail is what the blue screen of death was in Windows.

    Everything looks fine with your configuration. Can you deliver email to a gmail account without hitting the spam folder? What types of content are you putting in the test emails? Sometimes the content of the message will determine how it's handled.
    Interesting The only reason I am fighting for this is becuase over 80% of the intranet users are likely to use Hotmail.

    Yep, delivery to Yahoo, Gmail etc is perfect! The emails are HTML since we do apply some fonts and such occassionally. In the test emails, I am basically writing a little introductory email to the system, in HTML, with a few bullet points etc.
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    Where are you getting your facts about 80% of internet uses using hotmail; from the MSN Insider newsletter?

    I think that the majority of internet uses utilize gmail and if your mail is going fine to gmail i'd say your good to go.

    I don't know anyone that uses hotmail, haven't for years.
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    EDIT!

    I had the same problem. I sent them an email to WINLV.EDFS.00.00.EN.NCO.QUE.ES.T03.S....microsoft.com
    and after a day or two I get a response and everything was ok. Please do not ask me where did I get this email address because I do not remember.
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    Quote Originally Posted by woods01 View Post
    Where are you getting your facts about 80% of internet uses using hotmail; from the MSN Insider newsletter?

    I think that the majority of internet uses utilize gmail and if your mail is going fine to gmail i'd say your good to go.

    I don't know anyone that uses hotmail, haven't for years.
    From the list of users (and emails) I've to add to the intranet. , it's a young generation, at least 90% on the list are teenagers.

    Quote Originally Posted by LVPSHosting View Post
    EDIT!

    I had the same problem. I sent them an email to WINLV.EDFS.00.00.EN.NCO.QUE.ES.T03.S....microsoft.com
    and after a day or two I get a response and everything was ok. Please do not ask me where did I get this email address because I do not remember.
    Hmm interesting I' contacted Microsoft, and was informed that the IP was [blocked] as the server on the IP had sent spam mail before.

    The rep has placed a fix for me. So, I'll report back in 48 hours
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    Yeap they will take a bit of time. But you are lucky it is Hotmail, at least they do reply though sometimes emails may shot back and fro before everything gets cleared up.

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