We have the same problem with the BLU.ORG server. We have our own DNS 
server with the secondaries being provided by USDatacenters.com. We are 
using a recent version of bind. Can you elaborate more on this. I've asked 
JABR to fix this, but if he is not available, I may need to do it myself. 
(It is more like RTFM on a day when I have meetings). 

On 8 Feb 2002 at 10:09, Rich Payne wrote:

> 
> I would say that you need a reverse DNS record for your machine.
> 
> > [rdp@nobleman updates]$ nslookup
> Default Server:  ns1.mv.net
> Address:  199.125.85.1
> 
> > mail.diffloth.com
> Server:  ns1.mv.net
> Address:  199.125.85.1
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    mail.diffloth.com
> Address:  199.232.38.4
> 
> > 199.232.38.4
> Server:  ns1.mv.net
> Address:  199.125.85.1
> 
> *** ns1.mv.net can't find 199.232.38.4: Non-existent host/domain
> 
> so host->ip works, but ip->host doesn't. My guess is that att's mail 
> server is doing a reverse lookup on the IP to check it matches the name 
> it's being passed.
> 
> Ask whomever does DNS for you to add a reverse record for that machine.
> 
> --rdp
> 
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Joshua S. Freeman wrote:
> 
> > I host a domain for a friend of mine.. the domain name is diffloth.com.  I
> > also host mail services for her.  Basically, any mail that comes in for
> > her at my machine is forwarded to her attbroadband.com account. This has
> > worked perfectly for months.  
> > 
> > Starting this morning we're seeing stuff like what's below.  it seems that
> > attbroadband isn't willing to take mail from my host?
> > 
> > Any idea how to troubleshoot/fix this kind of problem?
> > 
> > TIA,
> > 
> > J.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >     (expanded from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)  
> > 
> >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > ... while talking to chmls10.cp.ipsvc.net.:  
> > >>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=108
> > <<< 451 4.1.8 unresolvable relay host name[199.232.38.4]
> > ... while talking to ndmls01.cp.ipsvc.net.:
> > >>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=108
> > <<< 451 4.1.8 unresolvable relay host name[199.232.38.4]
> > ... while talking to chmls17.cp.ipsvc.net.:
> > >>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=108
> > <<< 553 5.1.2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... unresolvable relay host
> > name[199.232.38.4]
> > 501 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data format error
> > 
> > 
> >          -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
> >            Joshua S. Freeman | preferred email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
> >                    pgp public key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >                           http://www.threeofus.com
> >                  -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
> > 
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