failed to find host name from ip address

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

Please help a numpty in need!!
I have an account set up in outlook express 2003 which works fine.
I have now set up another account, and every time i send an email wifrom the
new account it comes back as undeliverable, with the following:

failed to find host name from ip address

Any ideas please??
 
g00nor said:
Please help a numpty in need!!
I have an account set up in outlook express 2003 which works fine.
I have now set up another account, and every time i send an email wifrom
the
new account it comes back as undeliverable, with the following:

failed to find host name from ip address

Any ideas please??

Well, first, I'd verify the program you are using. If you are using Outlook
Express, I'd go post to the microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
newsgroup (since you're using the web based newsreader, you'd go to

Now, if you're using Outlook 2003, the first thing I'd actually do is try
using a different program to send mail (like Outlook Express, Eudora, etc)
just to verify that your settings are correct. It sounds like the mail
server you are using is trying to verify that your IP address should be able
to send mail via it.

To be honest, the best solution is to contact the administrator/help desk
for the SMTP server you are trying to send via and determine if you should
be able to do it from your machine. If you're connected to ISP 1 and are
trying to send mail through ISP 2's mail server, you might be blocked from
doing that.
 
Back
Top