Mail Service Suddenly Stopped Working

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Message-id: <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:00:21 -0700
From: "Me" <[email protected]>
To: Me <[email protected]>
Subject: test 4/25 9:00pm
Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients:
Recipient address: [email protected]
Reason: Remote SMTP server has rejected address
Diagnostic code: smtp;554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied
Remote system: dns;mydomain.com (TCP|17.172.204.240|63215|xxx.xx.xxx.xx|25) (server.mydomain ESMTP Postfix)
Original-envelope-id: [email protected]
Reporting-MTA: dns;st11p01mm-asmtp005.mac.com (tcp-daemon)
Arrival-date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:00:04 +0000 (GMT)
Original-recipient: rfc822;[email protected]
Final-recipient: rfc822;[email protected]
Action: failed
Status: 5.7.1 (Remote SMTP server has rejected address)
Remote-MTA: dns;mydomain.com
(TCP|17.172.204.240|63215|xxx.xx.xxx.xx|25)
(server.mydomain ESMTP Postfix)
Diagnostic-code: smtp;554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied
I have read quite a few posts about similar issues but none of them have helped. My DNS, Mail, and Web Services all appear to be configured properly in Server Admin. Any thoughts or ideas how to fix this mess?
Thanks

Thanks for your help, MrHoffman. I have narrowed down a problem (though I don't know if it is THE problem.) In checking my DNS settings, I ran the -checkhostname command in terminal. It gave me the following response:
Primary address     = 108.66.223.18
Current HostName    = server.b-hiveindustries.com
DNS HostName        = 108-66-223-18.uvs.irvnca.sbcglobal.net
It gave me instructions on how to change it so that both names match but I ended up with both names being the sbcglobal.net name and NOT my server name. I changed it back to the above configuration before deciding to ask for more help.
Any thoughts on if this could be my problem or how to fix it?
I also realized that everything in the email response is public knowledge so here is the complete un-obfuscated email response.
Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients:
Recipient address: [email protected]
Reason: Remote SMTP server has rejected address
Diagnostic code: smtp;554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied
Remote system: dns;b-hiveindustries.com (TCP|17.172.204.238|34601|108.66.223.18|25) (server.b-hiveindustries.com ESMTP Postfix)
Original-envelope-id: [email protected]
Reporting-MTA: dns;st11p01mm-asmtp003.mac.com (tcp-daemon)
Arrival-date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:40:35 +0000 (GMT)
Original-recipient: rfc822;[email protected]
Final-recipient: rfc822;[email protected]
Action: failed
Status: 5.7.1 (Remote SMTP server has rejected address)
Remote-MTA: dns;b-hiveindustries.com
(TCP|17.172.204.238|34601|108.66.223.18|25)
(server.b-hiveindustries.com ESMTP Postfix)
Diagnostic-code: smtp;554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied

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