Moving over to idnet

[TheMonkey]

Failure to send could be the result of using the IDNet SMTP server without an IDNet connection...

i had that exact problem. was fine using the webserver at idnet.net but when trying to send through mozzila thunderbird it didn't want to know. all fine now though, saying that i have gone back to windows mail.  

[Rik]

It shouldn't send at all, tbh. Before you activate, it's really a 'receive only' email. IDNet, in common with other ISPs, requires you to be connected to their service to use the SMTP server. It's a security issue.

[Barndog]

I just got an e-mail to my new idnet e-mail saying he received my letter ok, so its working ok apart from Australia, anyhow heres what comes up.......

I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not
be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.

For further assistance, please send mail to postmaster.

If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
delete your own text from the attached returned message.

                   The mail system

<Piks@Bigpond.com>: host extmail.Bigpond.com[144.140.80.13] said: 550 Invalid
    recipient: <Piks@Bigpond.com> (in reply to RCPT TO command)
Reporting-MTA: dns; lda.idnet.com
X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 7579F3DE06F8
X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; EDIT@idnet.com
Arrival-Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:17:13 +0000 (GMT)

Final-Recipient: rfc822; Piks@Bigpond.com
Original-Recipient: rfc822;Piks@Bigpond.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.0.0
Remote-MTA: dns; extmail.Bigpond.com
Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 Invalid recipient: <Piks@Bigpond.com>

[TheMonkey]

are you sending it from the website?

[Rik]

I've just removed your email address from the post, we don't want you being spammed.

It looks like the SMTP server is giving you access, but the Australian email address is being declined by the host server, bigpond.com.

Rather than cut'n'paste, try typing the address manually, it may be that you;re picking up an invisible but invalid character.