Jeff,
Basically, yes. The SMTP and POP3 names can stay as CNAMEs as they are not
in your MX record. I'm figuring those are just names users might use to get
to the mail server. They don't need to change, unless you change the MX
record to use one of those names, instead of mail.
Daniel Donnelly
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> Daniel,
> thx for the help.. I'm not the one who makes changes to the DNS record.. I
> got a copy of the zone records this morning.. and talked an ISP into
giving
> me a tour of a DNS server... to find out what a cname, aname, mx record
> are....
> the current record contains lines:
> 1H IN MX 10 mail
> smtp 1H IN CNAME london3
> pop3 1H IN CNAME london3
> mail 1H IN CNAME london3
>
> I was asked if I wanted it changed to:
> 1H IN MX 10 mail
> smtp 1H IN A 212.62.11.41
> pop3 1H IN A 212.62.11.41
> mail 1H IN A 212.62.11.41
>
> Sounds good to me... Is this what you were refering to??
>
> Jeff
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Reading log files?? Newbie..
>
>
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Did you get my null sender test message (you should have!)? Are the logs
> now
> > free of the error message? They should be! So it looks like you did
> complete
> > the needed steps to 'fix' the 'problem'.
> >
> > I have seen a few instances where IMail Administrator does not show the
> > 'correct' settings and each time it has happened, my 'fix' has worked. I
> > believe the 'problem' is that the user is making some change and not
> > completing the needed steps to enable the change (Apply, then stop/start
> the
> > service). Without documentation (registry settings before and after) I
> > cannot say for sure if there is or is not a 'problem' in IMail.
> > Unfortunately, I have failed to request this info, before suggesting the
> > 'fix', in the attempt to get people running ASAP. So, I have no proof of
a
> > problem, but a sure fire 'fix' for what appears to be a 'cockpit error'.
I
> > don't mean to say that you screwed up, but I cannot say that IMail
screwed
> > up, either. Yes, I would be 'best' if IMail Admin showed the 'current
and
> > enabled' settings.
> >
> > BTW, your DNS still has a CNAME in the MX record!!
> >
> > Daniel Donnelly
> > ________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Reading log files?? Newbie..
> >
> >
> > > I've have made a few changes stopped and started various imail
> services...
> > > I don't know that the Refuse NULL senders has ever been checked BUT??
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 9:14 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Reading log files?? Newbie..
> > >
> > >
> > > > Jeff,
> > > >
> > > > Well IMail is using that setting, as the log show! So to fix it,
> change
> > > > something, Apply, stop/start SMTP service. Now change it back,
Apply,
> > > > stop/start SMTP service. Tell us when that is done and then it can
be
> > > > tested.
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Donnelly
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