NDR without numeric code

[Robert Parker]

I am trying to set up a forwarding contact in Active
Directory to forward mail sent to "user@mydomain" to an
external SMTP address "user@anotherdomain." When I send
to that address via Outlook, I get this error:

None of your e-mail accounts could send to this recipient

but I get no NDR code from the server. I don't think it's
even making it as far as the server; I think outlook is
bouncing it by itself.

Googling the internet and MS for this message yields
little to nothing of assistance. Any help is appreciated.

Robert

 

[Guest]

The error message you're getting, is it in the form of a
dialog box or an e-mail message sent back to you?

To test it out, you may want to get into a command prompt,
and telnet to the mail server. If you're familiar with
smtp commands, you can send a test message from the telnet
connection - and isolate the problem to the mail client
itself.

 

[Robert Parker]

It is a text message returned to my inbox, listed as from
the "System Administrator." I believe it's from the
client, for the following reasons: (1) no server error
number; (2) no delay between message-send and receipt-of-
error, or in other words, it doesn't appear to leave the
client and THEN get returned, but appears as a returned
message the instant I click "send;" (3) no SMTP message
headers to indicate that the message was processed by the
server.

Here is the full text of the returned message:
-----
Your message did not reach some or all of the intended
recipients.

Subject: test message from Robert
Sent: 2/4/2004 7:17 AM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

Joe User on 2/4/2004 7:17 AM
None of your e-mail accounts could send to
this recipient.