On 10/18/2010 07:55 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > HI Tom; > > These guys are correct, your mail server is not exchanging any > authentication but expecting it. > > WHM and Cpanel use different mail tools depending in what exactly is > available and embraced/installed by your hoster. > > http://www.cpanel.net/products/cpanelwhm/features.html > > If you have it, use the WHM mail troubleshooter: > > http://www.webhostingresourcekit.com/flash/whm/whm10_x_mail.html > > Most web hosters use the WHM mail tool because of the many issues with > insecure mail scripts cgi hacked. This simply means that your server is > sending mail FROM ITSELF (not necessarily for/to the domain) using WHM. > > 1) MX for your domain (so that your new server will be used for MAIL > XFER [if you are already using another mail service and have a 0 or 1 > priority MX record, just add a second MX for your offsite mailer IP > machinename (which MUST match the reverse in-addr-arpa IP address and > name the server presents itself as PER the RFC)] > > http://www.gregrobert.com/mxsetup.php Sorry Lisa, but I think you're off base here. If I understand Matt's situation correctly, he's having a problem sending email. MX records only come into play for receiving email. You can send all day long with no MX record(s) at all. ;) He shouldn't need to touch any DNS MX configuration. Of course, the destination/recipient domains would need appropriate DNS MX records. > 2) Mailer to allow specific IP addresses to access and relay without > authentication. > > If you find you are not using WHM, but have another mail server, it's > going to be configurable within Cpanel or WHM also. > > This is generally in /etc/mail or /etc/postfix and is usually called > *relay* something. But refer to specific documentation for your mail > transport tool. > > I.E. google "How do I configure relay hosts in postfix" for instance. > GoDaddy does have ssh or ftp. You can change configuration files with > ftp, where you generally would be vim editing the file and restarting > the mail daemon. Generally CPanel and WHM have tools to manage > everything available on the server. > > I am familiar with setting up Cpanel and WHM on servers as well as > working within them for various shops through the years. If you have > questions you can email or call me off list. > > So much of the specifics of your hoster are guessed by us, wouldn't this > question best be crafted and packaged for their support email or process? > This part's right on. ;)