Multiple Domain Names

tomt · Post by **tomt** » 2007-06-02 10:34

Hi..
Hope fully a simple question.

I have 3 domains:

domain1.com - domain2.com - domain3.com

They all resolve to 1 static IP Address.

If I send an email from any of these domains, will hMailServer announce it as HELO mail.domain1.com for domain1 and HELO mail.domian2.com for domain2 etc ???

If so, how do I set that up.

I would like all email to be sent via the same static IP Address.

Thanks

Post by **martin** » 2007-06-02 10:52

No, hMailServer can only use "one" host in the HELO. Why does it matter?

tomt · Post by **tomt** » 2007-06-02 10:55

Just wondered..

Would be nice to announce as individual domains.

Post by **martin** » 2007-06-02 11:05

Why?

tomt · Post by **tomt** » 2007-06-02 11:14

I just feel it would look better if each domain announced as themselves..
No other reason

Post by **martin** » 2007-06-02 18:00

Okay. Well, it's not possible in hMailServer. There is no technical reason to do it either.

Only downside is that if user1@domain2.com sends an email to someone@example.com, someone@example.com may see "domain1.com" in one of the headers of the email message (if he checks the "Received" headers of the email).

danny6167 · Post by **danny6167** » 2007-06-02 18:04

Are you a hosting company or something.
Do you have your own site.
If you do i would have set something like mx1.youraddress.net as the host/hello that way you are generic. Not playing favorites.

^DooM^ · Post by **^DooM^** » 2007-06-02 21:20

A lot of hosting providers use a generic HELO domain name for mail hosting. the only downside to that is if someone abuses the mail system and gets it blacklisted, all domains are blacklisted.

danny6167 · Post by **danny6167** » 2007-06-03 05:15

If you use domain2.net you still have the same problem.

tomt · Post by **tomt** » 2007-06-03 17:51

Hi

I'm not a hosting company or anything like that..

I have several domain names, thought it would look better.

BUT it's NOT an issue

mthosting · Post by **mthosting** » 2007-06-03 17:52

just as an fyi on this, make sure your helo matches your rdns.

sc

tomt · Post by **tomt** » 2007-06-03 17:57

Thanks

Infodine · Post by **Infodine** » 2007-09-03 18:56

Hello,

If I have this checked off in SPAM options:

Check host in the Helo command

I get this when I try sending email through the server.

"SENT: 550 The host name specified in HELO does not match IP address."

So there is no way I can use this option if I have multiple
domains sitting on the same server running hMailServer?
Is there a way? If I read it right, only the one domain which
hMailserver is using in Helo will work.... very frustrating...

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Also my server sends me security notices and they are always
flagged as spam. They all have roughly the same subject
(same 3 words and an offender's IP address), is there a way I
can get these messages through? I have Delete Email option
selected in SPAM options....

Thanks for your help in advance!

Warren

Post by **martin** » 2007-09-03 19:23

When you say that you have it "checked off", do you mean it's enabled or disabled? I don't see what that setting would have to do with multiple domain names. If the host names of the server matches the IP addresses it should work just fine. Also, I assume the error message is given because the IP address your SMTP client has doesn't match the host name it sends.

Infodine · Post by **Infodine** » 2007-09-03 19:57

Hello,

Thanks for your quick reply.

I am very new to your server and got it installed and am now trying to figure things out. I have determined that it was the webmail program using php mail function so the ip was 127.0.0.1 so I changed it to a proper IP and it works fine now. Thanks again.

Warren

Multiple Domain Names

Multiple Domain Names

SENT: 550 The host name specified in HELO does not match IP

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