status=deferred (connect to alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[2404:6800:4003:c01::1b]:25: Connection t

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  1. Latest Questions

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    Outgoing email is stuck in my mail queue. When sending to Gmail I get this error message...

    status=deferred (connect to alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[2404:6800:4003:c01::1b]:25: Connection timed out)
     


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  2. popowich

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    Do you have reverse DNS set for your IPv6 address? Last I checked, Google blocks SMTP connections from sources that don't have reverse DNS on their IPv6 addresses.
     

    popowich, Dec 15, 2015
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