>I'm having a problem with IMail not getting updated DNS entries. >I have a particular domain I am trying to send to and I keep getting >this error: > >02:27 17:31 SMTP-(000000F6) Trying cciaonline.com (0) >02:27 17:31 SMTP-(000000F6) Connect cciaonline.com [216.34.185.81:25] >(2) >02:27 17:31 SMTP-(000000F6) >02:27 17:31 SMTP-(000000F6) SMTP_DELIV_FAILED >02:27 17:31 SMTP-(000000F6) >QUIT >02:27 17:31 SMTP-(000000F6) > >If you pull and NSLOOKUP for the MX record of cciaonline.com you will >get: > >cciaonline.com MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = 66.9.103.242 >cciaonline.com nameserver = ns2.ync.net >cciaonline.com nameserver = ns1.ync.net >ns1.ync.net internet address = 216.34.185.20 >ns2.ync.net internet address = 216.34.185.21
here's what I get: lc3# dig cciaonline.com mx ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> cciaonline.com mx ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; cciaonline.com, type = MX, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: cciaonline.com. 1M IN MX 5 66.9.103.242. the MX record violates syntax, and the 1M is 1 month TTL. >Therefore, IMAIL should be trying 66.9.103.242 instead of the >216.34.185.81. >My DNS server is running on a Win2K machine and I've flushed the cache. stop and start the DNS service. if that doesn't work, turn off the machine, if that doesn't work, see if the w2k dns is set up to forward its queries to another machine. if yes, then go turn off that machine, etc, etc. Len http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways 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/
