so do I need to setup a mx record on my linux box or have my provider set this up correctly on their dns ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Shirley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 6:52 PM Subject: RE: [expert] pop-3 > You can look your mx record by using nslookup: > > [root@elmo msg]# nslookup -type=mx rdcomputersolutions.net > Server: elmo.lan.shirleyfamily.net > Address: 192.168.4.1 > > rdcomputersolutions.net preference = 10, mail exchanger = > server1.rdcomputersolutions.net > rdcomputersolutions.net nameserver = ns1.scottsboro.org > rdcomputersolutions.net nameserver = ns2.scottsboro.org > ns1.scottsboro.org internet address = 12.21.132.2 > ns2.scottsboro.org internet address = 12.21.132.3 > > [root@elmo msg]# ping server1.rdcomputersolutions.net > ping: unknown host server1.rdcomputersolutions.net > > [root@elmo msg]# ping rdcomputersolutions.net > ping: unknown host rdcomputersolutions.net > > [root@elmo msg]# ping mail.rdcomputersolutions.net > PING mail.rdcomputersolutions.net (12.21.134.137): 56 data bytes > > --- mail.rdcomputersolutions.net ping statistics --- > 8 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss > > You have no IP address for your domain (rdcomputersolutions.net) > or the host (server1.rdcomputersolutions.net) that your MX record > is pointing to. My guess of mail.rdcomputersolutions.net has an > IP address but will not return a ping. > > > Here's what I got when I e-mailed you at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the Postfix program at host server1.rdcomputersolutions.net. > > I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned > below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. > > For further assistance, please contact <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > If you do so, please include this problem report. You can > delete your own text from the message returned below. > > The Postfix program > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: mail for > mail.rdcomputersolutions.net > loops back to myself > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Are you running postfix? Is this your postfix reporting the error? > > Your DNS provider need to fix your zone. > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of rharvey > > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 6:35 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [expert] pop-3 > > > > > > the mx record is on my providers domain > > how would I see the mx record there? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Shirley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 4:38 PM > > Subject: RE: [expert] pop-3 > > > > > > > pop-3 is how you retrieve your mail from a server. "on > > demand" is fine > > > for this and isn't causing your problem. You provide so little > > > information about what you are trying to do, I doubt anyone will > > > be able to help you. > > > > > > What is the mail server named? Are you using sendmail, > > postfix, etc.? > > > What is the machine name of your mail clients (the one that > > worked and > > > the one that didn't)? Show us your DNS entries, particulary the MX > > > record. > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of rharvey > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 3:54 PM > > > > To: Expert > > > > Subject: [expert] pop-3 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > under service control in linuxconf > > > > pop-3 says it it enabled on demand > > > > I can send an email at from mydomain.net > > > > but when I try to send a reply back or I try to send a > > new mail to my > > > > domain.net it says Host unknown (Name server: > > > > server1.rdcomputersolutions.net.: host not found) > > > > does on demand cause this? if not what does? > > > > please help. > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------- > > ---- > > > > > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. >
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