I need some help diagnosing an SMTP problem.

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From: Brian Tillman Smiths Industries ...
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:16

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I have the following message in the MX queue:

$ mcp que sho/ful 15114
Entry: 15114, Origin: [Local] <beaver@swdev.si.com>
  Status: IN-PROGRESS, size: 12 bytes
  Created: 11-NOV-1992 08:47:45.99, expires 11-DEC-1992 08:47:45.99
  Last modified 11-NOV-1992 11:03:52.28
  SMTP entry #15115, status: READY, size: 12 bytes, waiting for retry until 11-N
OV-1992 11:34:01.29
    Created: 11-NOV-1992 08:48:26.05, expires 11-DEC-1992 08:47:45.99
    Last modified 11-NOV-1992 11:04:01.33
      Recipient #1: <guest@aries.si.com>, Route=aries.si.com
      Error count=5
      Last error: %NONAME-W-NOMSG, Message number 0C268050

Here is what the MX SMTP debug information says about it.  I'm uncertain what
it's telling me.  Perhaps you can explain.  In particular, I don't know what the
"451 Loop while matching ruleset 0" message means.  I conjecture it is a problem
on node aries, but how can I verify that?

11-NOV-1992 11:03:51.48 Processing queue entry number 15115 on node HEINHU
11-NOV-1992 11:03:52.52   Recipient: <guest@aries.si.com>, route=aries.si.com
11-NOV-1992 11:03:52.57   SMTP_SEND: looking up host name aries.si.com
11-NOV-1992 11:03:52.86   SMTP_SEND: Attempting to start session with
aries.si.com [126.1.1.67]
11-NOV-1992 11:03:52.88   SMTP_SEND: Connected
11-NOV-1992 11:03:53.09   SMTP_SEND: Rcvd: 220 aries.si.com Sendmail
920330.SGI/920502.SGI ready at Wed, 11 Nov 92 11:10:10 -0500
11-NOV-1992 11:03:54.10   SMTP_SEND: Sent: HELO heinhu.si.com
11-NOV-1992 11:03:54.13   SMTP_SEND: Rcvd: 250 aries.si.com Hello heinhu.si.com,
pleased to meet you
11-NOV-1992 11:03:54.13   SMTP_SEND: Sent: MAIL FROM:<beaver@swdev.si.com>
11-NOV-1992 11:03:57.17   SMTP_SEND: Rcvd: 451 Loop while matching ruleset 0,
line 512: Connection refused by heinhu.si.com
11-NOV-1992 11:03:57.39   SMTP send failed, sts=0C27804A, sts2=0C268050
11-NOV-1992 11:03:57.39   Recipient status=0C268050 for <guest@aries.si.com>
11-NOV-1992 11:04:01.29   1 rcpts need retry, next try 11-NOV-1992 11:34:01.29
11-NOV-1992 11:04:01.48 *** End of processing pass ***



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 Brian Tillman               | Internet: tillman@swdev.si.com
 Smiths Industries, Inc.     |           tillman_brian@si.com
 4141 Eastern Ave., MS129    | Hey, I said this stuff myself.
 Grand Rapids, MI 49518-8727 | My company has no part in it.
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Subject: I need some help diagnosing an SMTP problem.
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