Mail Delay

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification

THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE.

Delivery to the following recipient has been delayed:

*****@*****.ac.il

Message will be retried for 2 more day(s)

Technical details of temporary failure:
TEMP_FAILURE: Could not initiate SMTP conversation with any hosts:
[ccsg.tau.ac.il (1): Connection timed out]

----- Message body suppressed -----

Why was my mail delayed? what does this mean?

 

[MrChad]

Recipient's mail server is down at the moment?

 

[Aves]

The sending SMTP server could not contact the SMTP server that handles mail for the recpient, the server will attempt redelivery for the next 2 days at least.

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

Originally posted by: aves2k
The sending SMTP server could not contact the SMTP server that handles mail for the recpient, the server will attempt redelivery for the next 2 days at least.

But the email address does exist and is active right?

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: LASTGUY2GETPS2

Originally posted by: aves2k
The sending SMTP server could not contact the SMTP server that handles mail for the recpient, the server will attempt redelivery for the next 2 days at least.

But the email address does exist and is active right?

You won't know until the message gets to the recipient's SMTP server.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: LASTGUY2GETPS2

Originally posted by: aves2k
The sending SMTP server could not contact the SMTP server that handles mail for the recpient, the server will attempt redelivery for the next 2 days at least.

But the email address does exist and is active right?

Most likely. Once the server comes back up they should get the message.

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: LASTGUY2GETPS2

Originally posted by: aves2k
The sending SMTP server could not contact the SMTP server that handles mail for the recpient, the server will attempt redelivery for the next 2 days at least.

But the email address does exist and is active right?

Most likely. Once the server comes back up they should get the message.

K. Thanks a lot. Important email and I'm on a time basis. Well, back to work.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: LASTGUY2GETPS2
K. Thanks a lot. Important email and I'm on a time basis. Well, back to work.

I wouldn't count on the server to retransmit the mail. I'd probably try to resend it in a few hours or in the AM.

 

[sharkeeper]

Use the email tester here.

This will verify that the recipient has a working MX record and the username exists on that server, etc.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Use the email tester here.

This will verify that the recipient has a working MX record and the username exists on that server, etc.

When the server is down it's only gonna give you the MX.

 

[sharkeeper]

A mailserver down????!

When does THAT happen??!

 

[thirdlegstump]

The "SERVER" is probably down!

 

[jadinolf]

Yhey are looking for the extra 2 cents per letter/

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
When does THAT happen??!

Right now apparently! 😛

Trying ccsg.tau.ac.il (132.66.16.59, 25)...
% Connection timed out; remote host not responding

 

[sharkeeper]

Right now apparently!

Trying ccsg.tau.ac.il (132.66.16.59, 25)...
% Connection timed out; remote host not responding

Around here when I say it's not responding they tell me to try harder. You know how hard it is to try harder with computers? 😛

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

I just hope the server comes back up soon. I need to contacts someone there.