Outlook 2003, Gmail via IMAP... blocked by SORBS?

taip · 10-17-2008, 03:02 PM

An associate's email is being blocked by SORBS spam servers. They are sending emails with Outlook 2003 using Gmail/GAFYD via IMAP.
Here is the return message for a failed delivery: (I have censored the actual address and names with F's and f's)

Code:

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

     'ffff@ffff.org' on 10/8/2008 2:34 PM

           There was a SMTP communication problem with the
recipient's email server.  Please contact your system administrator.

           <FServer.FffffFffff.local #5.5.0 smtp;550 550
Dynamic/zombied/spam IPs blocked. Write
blockedbyearthlink@abuse.earthlink.net>

The computer is set up with Microsoft Outlook 2003.
One email account (The one sending emails, as far as I know) Is an IMAP account with Google's Gmail / Google Apps For Your Domain.
The other account set up with Outlook is the exchange server. The address of the Exchange Server (for our reference) is FServer.FffffFffff.local.

SORBS should be reading the address of Gmail's SMTP server as the sender, and not FffffFffff.local. This is why it marks it as spam. However, the only place I see this address is in a "Message-ID" field within the outbound email headers:

Code:

Message-ID: <FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF@FffffFffff.local>

The Message-ID field is the only place that "FffffFffff.local" appears.
How did this address get into the Message-ID field of the emails being sent out through the IMAP account?
Is my mail being proxied through the Exchange Server? I removed both accounts (imap.gmail.com and Exchange Server) and added them again. This Message-ID field still appears in the outbound email headers.

How do I work around this problem?

taip · 10-21-2008, 09:46 AM

Any Exchange experts in here? No?

taip · 10-30-2008, 10:31 AM

Ugh. Bump

10-17-2008, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
taip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP SP3, Debian Stable	Outlook 2003, Gmail via IMAP... blocked by SORBS? An associate's email is being blocked by SORBS spam servers. They are sending emails with Outlook 2003 using Gmail/GAFYD via IMAP. Here is the return message for a failed delivery: (I have censored the actual address and names with F's and f's) Code: The following recipient(s) could not be reached: 'ffff@ffff.org' on 10/8/2008 2:34 PM There was a SMTP communication problem with the recipient's email server. Please contact your system administrator. <FServer.FffffFffff.local #5.5.0 smtp;550 550 Dynamic/zombied/spam IPs blocked. Write blockedbyearthlink@abuse.earthlink.net> The computer is set up with Microsoft Outlook 2003. One email account (The one sending emails, as far as I know) Is an IMAP account with Google's Gmail / Google Apps For Your Domain. The other account set up with Outlook is the exchange server. The address of the Exchange Server (for our reference) is FServer.FffffFffff.local. SORBS should be reading the address of Gmail's SMTP server as the sender, and not FffffFffff.local. This is why it marks it as spam. However, the only place I see this address is in a "Message-ID" field within the outbound email headers: Code: Message-ID: <FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF@FffffFffff.local> The Message-ID field is the only place that "FffffFffff.local" appears. How did this address get into the Message-ID field of the emails being sent out through the IMAP account? Is my mail being proxied through the Exchange Server? I removed both accounts (imap.gmail.com and Exchange Server) and added them again. This Message-ID field still appears in the outbound email headers. How do I work around this problem? Last edited by taip; 10-17-2008 at 03:10 PM. Reason: It's a better post

10-21-2008, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
taip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP SP3, Debian Stable	Re: Outlook 2003, Gmail via IMAP... blocked by SORBS? Any Exchange experts in here? No?

10-30-2008, 10:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
taip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP SP3, Debian Stable	Re: Outlook 2003, Gmail via IMAP... blocked by SORBS? Ugh. Bump