Bryan wrote: :James, you might want to give us a little more info about how you are :going to be setting things up.
Good idea.. sorry, I should know better than that. Ok, here goes.. I'm running Mandrake 9.1, and I wish to use Postfix. Postfix is already installed and I can access it through Webmin. I am running my own web server and have a static ip, so I will be using my own domain with DNS MX records already set. One question to start off with.. I don't understand why all my virtual servers EXCEPT the default virtual (the domain name) take so long to resolve when I remove the cable from my old server (Mandrake 7.1) and plug it into my new server (Mandrake 9.1). For example, when I have the old server physically connected to the Internet, everything works wonderfully.. the virtuals and the default domain name. When I unplug the cable and connect it to the new server, all the virtuals work great, but my default domain (which is *also* a virtual server) takes an hour or two to resolve. In other words, I can see my virtuals when I connect to the internet with a different computer, but not the default virtual until an hour or more later.. sometimes longer. BUT, I *can* see the default virtual if I type in the ip number (instead of the name) immediately. Here is an example of my setup for the default: @ IN SOA ns.vivid-eye.com. jamesf.efn.org. ( 200309221 ; Serial 1H ; Refresh 1H ; Retry 1H ; expire 1H) ; Minimum ; NS ns ;Inet Address of name server ; localhost A 127.0.0.1 ns A 63.224.195.57 ns2 IN A 63.224.195.60 www CNAME ns vivid-eye.com. IN MX 10 www.vivid-eye.com. vivid-eye.com. IN A 63.224.195.57 www.vivid-eye.com. IN CNAME vivid-eye.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is an example of one of my virtuals: @ IN SOA powwowdance.com. james.efn.org. ( 200306161 ; Serial 3H ; Refresh 1H ; Retry 1H ; expire 1H) ; Minimum ; NS ns ;Inet Address of name server ; localhost A 127.0.0.1 ns A 63.224.195.57 ns2 IN A 63.224.195.60 @ IN A 63.224.195.57 www CNAME ns --------------------------------------------------------------------- The virtual server powwowdance.com connects within a minute after I remove the cable from the old server, and connect it to the new server, but the vivid-eye.com doesn't show up for hours at least. Ok, I mentioned all that because I have a feeling this is why I am not getting Postfix to send and receive mail correctly.. since the vivid-eye.com isn't being "seen." Can I change something to have the default "vivid-eye.com" resolve as fast at "powwowdance.com?" Thanks. james
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