NT uses the \winnt\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS file before checking DNS, so
an entry there could shortcut DNS!
Daniel Donnelly
Ipswitch Technical Support
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Shanbrom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Imail ignoring MX records?
> Make sure you are specifying the correct DNS server in the Imail
> configuration not just in the machine's TCP setup
>
> Eric S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Troy Settle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 12:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Imail ignoring MX records?
>
>
> >
> > Kevin,
> >
> > Thanks for the effort, but if you had read my original message, you
would
> > note that nslookup on the _same_ host that Imail is running on does
return
> > the correct information from the name server.
> >
> > If nslookup is able to get the correct information, why wouldn't Imail
be
> > able to get that same information?
> >
> > -Troy
> >
> >
> > ** -----Original Message-----
> > ** From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ** [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin
Coveney
> > ** Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:57 AM
> > ** To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ** Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Imail ignoring MX records?
> > **
> > **
> > ** Verify your DNS entries at the Imail server. If they are not correct
or
> > ** the servers they specifiy are not functioning, Imail will use the
stack
> > ** settings to look up an "A" record and attempt delivery.
> > **
> > ** Don't forget to stop and restart services after changes.
> > ** If the DNS settings are correct, try rebooting the server.
> > **
> > ** -Kevin
> > **
> > ** > -----Original Message-----
> > ** > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ** > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Troy
Settle
> > ** > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:31 AM
> > ** > To: Imail List
> > ** > Subject: [IMail Forum] Imail ignoring MX records?
> > ** >
> > ** >
> > ** >
> > ** > All,
> > ** >
> > ** > Imail 5.09 seeems to be ignoring MX records... anyone know
> > ** what's up with
> > ** > this?
> > ** >
> > ** > I searched the Ipswitch knoledgebase for "imail mx" but didn't
> > ** > come up with
> > ** > any relevant docuements.
> > ** >
> > ** >
> > ** > >From the log:
> > ** >
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) processing
Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) Trying kinematics.com (0)
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) Connect kinematics.com
> > ** [207.76.72.2:25] (2)
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC)
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) SMTP_DELIV_FAILED
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) >QUIT
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC)
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) requeuing
> > ** Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP R0 T15
> > ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) finished
> > ** > Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP status=3
> > ** >
> > ** > Why is it trying to connect to the A record for the domain
> > ** when there's a
> > ** > perfectly valid MX record? Here's the nslookup from the same host
> that
> > ** > Imail is running on:
> > ** >
> > ** > > set type=mx
> > ** > > kinematics.com
> > ** > Server: rad-dns-01.i-plus.net
> > ** > Address: 209.100.20.2
> > ** >
> > ** > kinematics.com MX preference = 10, mail exchanger =
> > ** mail.kinematics.com
> > ** > kinematics.com nameserver = Rad-DNS-01.i-plus.net
> > ** > kinematics.com nameserver = Rad-DNS-02.i-plus.net
> > ** > mail.kinematics.com internet address = 209.100.20.44
> > ** > Rad-DNS-01.i-plus.net internet address = 209.100.20.2
> > ** > Rad-DNS-01.i-plus.net internet address = 209.100.20.8
> > ** >
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