if the domain has an MX record there are some posibilities: Your network doesn't have the correct MX info for the domain. If you are able to run NSLOOKUP from your IMAIL server run it. then type set type=mx then type your domain name e.g.: domain.com it would tell you were the MX of that domain is pointing to.
if it is not right, then the problem is within the internal DNS if it is right then there is a chance that the problems is because the domains don't have the @ and * records set. for example. www.domain.com goes to 11.11.11.11 (A record) make sure @.domain.com goes to 11.11.11.11.11 (A record) and *.domain.com goes to 11.11.11.11.11 (A record) being 11.11.11.11. the correct IP number you are using of course. the @ and * are wildcards. Depending on your DNS server you should be able to set those records. Some mail servers (includind IIS virtual server) checks for the * or @ record for the domain it is sending the mail to. Actually I don't remember if it is the @ or the * record. I believe it is just the @ record. I hope it helps. otherwise, please send the log of the error to take a look. Luis Arango ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trent M. Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 5:36 PM Subject: [IMail Forum] iMail trying the internet address instead of MX address > Our iMail server on a couple of domains keeps trying to connect to the > domain's Internet address rather than the MX record address. Obviously, > there because this is their web server, not their mail server, our messages > are not going through. > > Can anyone shed some light as to whether this would by my problem or the > person at the other end? How do I fix it. > > Please help. > > Trent > ----------- > Trent M. Davenport - Systems Administrator > Northern Television Systems Ltd - WHTV > 203-4103 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1H6 > (867) 393-2225 X204, (867) 393-2224 FAX > www.whtvcable.com <http://www.whtvcable.com> ( > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ) > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
