Ed
Here the answers to some of your questions.
First off, your SOA record is registered with Network solutions as going
through INETU.NET.
That means when computers from around the globe come looking for
marlinefirearms.com they query these DNS servers.
Domain Name: MARLINFIREARMS.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS3.INETU.NET<--------------------------------------Here and
below
Name Server:
NS4.INETU.NET<---------------------------------------!!!!!!!!!
Updated Date: 13-jun-2001
Now these DNS servers tell other computers wishing to send mail to forward
the packets to the IP address listed below which I am assuming is the IP
address of your mail server.
Pinging mail.marlinfirearms.com [64.252.95.57]<--------------HERE
with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.252.95.57: bytes=32 time=121ms TTL=117
Reply from 64.252.95.57: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=117
Reply from 64.252.95.57: bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=117
Reply from 64.252.95.57: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=117
If this is incorrect please call whomever manages these DNS server and have
the IP changed..
Next, to send mail use the SMTP server of your Internet Service provider not
your domain. Recieve thourgh domain, send through ISP is a good rule of
thumb. Make sure all entries on your in-house DNS do not conflict with any
of this information or it may create problems across your network. In
addition, 550 is almost always a relay error, and your outbound mail was
being bounced because your ISP does not allow any sort of relay, but it
seems you have corrected it.
If it is working, I say let it be.
If you have any other questions just let me know.
Harris Coltrain
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Harris Coltrain
BroadCast Zone
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Chabot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 5:43 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] DNS question
> Harris,
> We are only serving mail in-house, our website is hosted externally. DNS
is
> running in our internal server. Our internal domain is mfc.com because
> that's the way some consultant set it up many years ago, but our website
and
> email addresses are marlinfirearms.com so I don't think we are the start
of
> authority DNS server, although I don't really know. I changed our SMTP
> settings to use the external DNS of our ISP while waiting for replies and
> the email that was being bounced went through. Should I leave it alone or
> should I try to figure out why the DNS that is running internally couldn't
> find the domains that it was bouncing.
> As far as the errors, usually it was a 553 or 550, cannot relay for host,
> sorry domain not found type errors.
>
> Ed Chabot
> The Marlin Firearms Company
> 100 Kenna Drive
> North Haven, CT 06473
> (203)985-3254
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Harris Coltrain
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 5:00 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] DNS question
>
>
> You should be using your DNS. Also, all other DNS servers should get there
> information from your DNS if you are the Start of Authority DNS server for
> your domain.
>
> Are you hosting with someone else, but running your own mail?
> Or are all your services such as DNS. Web and mail in-house?
>
> In addition, please let us know excatly what the error messages are saying
> so we can better help you.
>
> Harris Coltrain
> BroadCast Zone
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Chabot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "IMail_Forum@list. ipswitch. com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:09 PM
> Subject: [IMail Forum] DNS question
>
>
> > Hi everyone,
> > Should I be using an internal (NT DNS) or external (ISP's DNS) for
Imail?
> I
> > have a few addresses that keep getting bounced back as undeliverable and
> > whenever I find something similar in the Knowledge Base, it refers to
DNS.
> > I don't know much about DNS but I do know that Imail is pointed to the
> > address of a server running Windows NT and DNS service - it happens to
be
> > the same server that Imail is running on. How does the DNS on our
server
> > get updated? Should I just point Imail to one of the DNS servers that
our
> > ISP uses? Help!!!
> >
> > Ed Chabot
> > The Marlin Firearms Company
> > 100 Kenna Drive
> > North Haven, CT 06473
> > (203)985-3254
> >
> >
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