Are AOL's MXs mass rejecting anyone else's emails?

Wed Aug 11 18:32:59 UTC 2004

Just a suggestion, but make sure that your mail servers have the correct reverse DNS. AOL has been rejecting mail for any mail servers that have incorrect or no reverse DNS entries.

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Rob Crowe 
rwcrowe at comcast.net

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> We're currently getting this from AOL MX servers: 
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> 64.12.138.57 failed after I sent the message. 
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> Remote host said: 554-: (RLY:FA) http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554r 
> lyfa.html 
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> 554 TRANSACTION FAILED 
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> Yet, after viewing their alleged reason for rejecting the mail, we can find 
> nothing wrong with our mail headers. Wondering if this is a bug on AOL's s 
> ide or if anyone else has encountered/fixed this issue to stop the bouncing 
> mail? 
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> 
> -Andrew 
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