[SOLVED] cant send email to a external domain unless they sent email to me 1st

[bnelson]

Weird issue,
I cant send email to an external domain unless they send email to me 1st.

For example:
if I email xxx@hotmail.com they wont recieve the email. However if they email me, i get the email, if i reply they do get it.

Any ideas where to start? i checked dns and it looks good.

[phoenix]

What errors do you see in the log files when you try to send an email?

[bnelson]

where is the path to the log file should I run the "tail" on?

thanks for your help!

[uxbod]

/var/log/zimbra.log plus does your MX record have a valid rDNS entry against the IP ?

[bnelson]

Thanks for the reply,
That was my problem, i had an error in the mx record for DNS for that domain, so it wasnt sending out properly.

Thanks for the help!