Date:  Wed, 28 May 2008 08:43:30 -0500
From:  "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh (at mark) frontstreetnetworks.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:13098] Re: did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to MTA
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Message-Id:  <008801c8c0c8$d4a58a70$0101a8c0@systemax>
In-Reply-To:  <483C1C5F.6010400 (at mark) dogsbody.org>
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Dogsbody wrote Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:36 AM
> 
> >>> We are getting this error on just one site.
> >>> Maybe we should delete the site and recreate???
> >>>
> >>> did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to MTA
> 
> It shouts of being a connection issue.  The remote mail server 
> connects on a TCP/IP level but then never issues any commands to try 
> and send the mail to the server and then disconnects (or times out).
> 
> You could check any firewalls between the two servers.  As this is 
> only happening for one site I would suggest the problem is with the 
> remote site more than the server itself.
> 
> Is it mail coming from one location to the server or multiple places?
> 
> Perhaps an anti-spam measure?  Have you changed any of the sendmail 
> settings such as "greet_pause"?
> 
Dan,

Thanks for the response, we fixed by deleting then recreating the site.
Not the best way, but it is now working....

Gerald