Mail to sg addresses bouncing

[ScottF4]

In the last few days I've gotten a number of bounce messages for mail sent to different sg addresses

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<newsletter@cruisematesbow.com>
(reason: 550 <newsletter@cruisematesbow.com>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to mail252.cruisematesbow.com.:
>>> DATA
<<< 550 <newsletter@cruisematesbow.com>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table
550 5.1.1 <newsletter@cruisematesbow.com>... User unknown
<<< 554 Error: no valid recipients


Final-Recipient: RFC822; newsletter@cruisematesbow.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; mail252.cruisematesbow.com
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 <newsletter@cruisematesbow.com>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:44:06 GMT


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: cruisemates.20.xxx@spamgourmet.com
To: newsletter@cruisematesbow.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:43:55 GMT
Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours
**********************************************
** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY **
** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE **
**********************************************

The original message was received at Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:24:07 GMT
from localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]

----- Transcript of session follows -----
<cruisemates.20.xxx@spamgourmet.com>... Deferred: Name server: gmail.com.: host name lookup failure
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 5 days old

Final-Recipient: RFC822; cruisemates.20.xxx@spamgourmet.com
Action: delayed
Status: 4.2.0
Remote-MTA: DNS; gmail.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:43:55 GMT
Will-Retry-Until: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:24:07 GMT


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "CruiseMates - newsletter@cruisematesbow.com" <>
To: cruisemates.20.xxx@spamgourmet.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:50:07 -0500
Subject: Cruise News: John Heald Blogger's Cruise

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from "+comicalert+xxxxx+21cd4fd04b.MAILER-DAEMON#zathras2.eyecominc.com@spamgourmet.com" <+comicalert+xxx+21cd4fd04b.MAILER-DAEMON#zathras2.eyecominc.com@spamgourmet.com> hide details 1:59 pm (5 hours ago)
to Comicalert.xxxx@spamgourmet.com
date 26 Jan 2008 13:59:53 -0500
subject failure notice (comicalert: message 6 of 20)
mailed-by spamgourmet.com

Hi. This is the qmail-send program at zathras2.eyecominc.com.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

<alerts@comicalert.com>:
vdeliver: Invalid or unknown virtual user 'alerts'

--- Below this line is a copy of the message.

Return-Path: +comicalert+xxx+21cd4fd04b.MAILER-DAEMO ... ourmet.com
Received: (qmail 13432 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2008 13:59:53 -0500
Received: from emd2-ims12.emaildefenseservice.com (emd2-ims12.emaildefenseservice.com [64.97.158.109])
by zathras.eyecom-vds.com ([66.48.82.194])
with SMTP via TCP; 26 Jan 2008 18:59:53 -0000
Received: from emd2-imf1.emaildefenseservice.com (emd2-ims.emaildefenseservice.com [64.97.158.10])
by emd2-ims12.emaildefenseservice.com (EMD Outbound ESMTP Server) with ESMTP id C31C37CD7D8
for <alerts@comicalert.com>; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:59:51 -0500 (EST)
X-SpamScore: Exempt
Received: from gourmet.spamgourmet.com (gourmet.spamgourmet.com [216.75.35.164])
by emd2-imf1.emaildefenseservice.com (Postfix) with ESMTP
for <alerts@comicalert.com>; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:59:51 -0500 (EST)
Received: from gourmet.spamgourmet.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
by gourmet.spamgourmet.com (8.13.8/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m0QIvB5T008697
for <alerts@comicalert.com>; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:57:11 GMT
Received: (from jqh1@localhost)
by gourmet.spamgourmet.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m0QIv7v3008559
for alerts@comicalert.com; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:57:07 GMT
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by gourmet.spamgourmet.com (8.13.8/8.13.7) id m0QHwDZO032376;
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:57:07 GMT
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:57:07 GMT
From: Comicalert.xxxx@spamgourmet.com
Message-Id: <200801261857.m0QHwDZO032376@gourmet.spamgourmet.com>
To: alerts@comicalert.com
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
boundary="m0QHwDZO032376.1201373827/gourmet.spamgourmet.com"
Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (warning-timeout)
X-Spamgourmet:

This is a MIME-encapsulated message

--m0QHwDZO032376.1201373827/gourmet.spamgourmet.com

**********************************************
** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY **
** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE **
**********************************************

The original message was received at Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:34:54 GMT
from localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]

----- Transcript of session follows -----
<Comicalert.xxxx@spamgourmet.com>... Deferred: Name server: gsmtp183.google.com.: host name lookup failure
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 5 days old

--m0QHwDZO032376.1201373827/gourmet.spamgourmet.com
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; gourmet.spamgourmet.com
Arrival-Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:34:54 GMT

Final-Recipient: RFC822; Comicalert.xxxx@spamgourmet.com
Action: delayed
Status: 4.4.3
Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:57:07 GMT
Will-Retry-Until: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:34:54 GMT

--m0QHwDZO032376.1201373827/gourmet.spamgourmet.com
Content-Type: message/rfc822

Return-Path: Comicalert.xxxx@spamgourmet.com
Received: from gourmet.spamgourmet.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
by gourmet.spamgourmet.com (8.13.8/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m0QDYsLc022590
for <Comicalert.xxxx@spamgourmet.com>; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:34:54 GMT
Received: (from jqh1@localhost)
by gourmet.spamgourmet.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m0QDYsIT022557
for Comicalert.sweaters@spamgourmet.com; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:34:54 GMT
Received: from zathras2.eyecominc.com (zathras.eyecom-vds.com [66.48.82.194])
by gourmet.spamgourmet.com (8.13.8/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m0QDYqf7022500
for <Comicalert.xxxx@spamgourmet.com>; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:34:52 GMT
Received: (qmail 12417 invoked by uid 1000); 26 Jan 2008 08:19:45 -0500
Date: 26 Jan 2008 08:19:45 -0500

[SysKoll]

That's a DNS failure. It's a Very Bad Thing.

Thanks for the heads up.

[ScottF4]

Mail to my sg addresses still has a dns problem

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<dotnews@mkt.dotster.com>
(reason: 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1))

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to mkt.dotster.com.:
>>> DATA
<<< 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1)
550 5.1.1 <dotnews@mkt.dotster.com>... User unknown
<<< 503 RCPT first (#5.5.1)


Final-Recipient: RFC822; dotnews@mkt.dotster.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.3
Remote-MTA: DNS; mkt.dotster.com
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1)
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:48:58 GMT


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: dotster.xxx@spamgourmet.com
To: dotnews@mkt.dotster.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:41:02 GMT
Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours
**********************************************
** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY **
** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE **
**********************************************

The original message was received at Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:04:31 GMT
from localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]

----- Transcript of session follows -----
<dotster.xxx@spamgourmet.com>... Deferred: Name server: gmail.com.: host name lookup failure
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 5 days old

Final-Recipient: RFC822; dotster.xxx@spamgourmet.com
Action: delayed
Status: 4.2.0
Remote-MTA: DNS; gmail.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:41:02 GMT
Will-Retry-Until: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:04:31 GMT

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----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<insidenytimes@nytimes.com>
(reason: 550 Mailbox unavailable or access denied - <insidenytimes@nytimes.com>)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to nytimes.com.s7a1.psmtp.com.:
>>> RCPT To:<insidenytimes@nytimes.com>
<<< 550 Mailbox unavailable or access denied - <insidenytimes@nytimes.com>
550 5.1.1 <insidenytimes@nytimes.com>... User unknown


Final-Recipient: RFC822; insidenytimes@nytimes.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; nytimes.com.s7a1.psmtp.com
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 Mailbox unavailable or access denied - <insidenytimes@nytimes.com>
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:48:27 GMT


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: nytimes.xxxx@spamgourmet.com
To: insidenytimes@nytimes.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:48:23 GMT
Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours
**********************************************
** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY **
** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE **
**********************************************

The original message was received at Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:12:28 GMT
from localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]

----- Transcript of session follows -----
<nytimes.xxxx@spamgourmet.com>... Deferred: Name server: gmail.com.: host name lookup failure
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 5 days old

Final-Recipient: RFC822; nytimes.xxxx@spamgourmet.com
Action: delayed
Status: 4.2.0
Remote-MTA: DNS; gmail.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:48:23 GMT
Will-Retry-Until: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:12:28 GMT


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "NYTimes.com - insidenytimes@nytimes.com" <>
To: nytimes.xxxx@spamgourmet.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:12:05 -0500
Subject: @Times: The Top 5, Super Bowl, Super Tuesday and more

[SysKoll]

Unless I am mistaken, the root of the problem seems to be that the nytimes.com address is invalid:

Code: Select all

... while talking to nytimes.com.s7a1.psmtp.com.:
>>> RCPT To:<insidenytimes@nytimes.com>
<<< 550 Mailbox unavailable or access denied - <insidenytimes@nytimes.com>
550 5.1.1 <insidenytimes@nytimes.com>... User unknown


Then you have the gmail address resiolution hiccups that compound the problem.[/code]

[ScottF4]

I didn't send mail to the NYTimes. Probably what's happening is that mail to me from the NYTimes probably has a no reply return address (or that particular Times address doesn't like the spamgourmet address.) When mail to me from the Times bounces, the bounce msg, which appears to come from my sg address, to the Times address, is also bounced, resulting in a bounce message to my sg address which includes the original NY Times email, which I never received in the first place.

It's making my head spin.

Scott