Can I have separate MX records for www2.aaos.org, md.aaos.org, and aaos.org?
-----Original Message----- From: R. Scott Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 2:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] DNS Issue? Importance: Low >If I send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Hotmail it works. From Yahoo or >AOL it doesn't work If I send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Hotmail it >works. From Yahoo or AOL it doesn't work > >FYI - md.aaos.org and www2.aaos.org are on the same Imail server >separate IP's not virtual > >I am learning a lot through this process, but I guess my question is >this. > Should mail sent to @www2.aaos.org , @md.aaos.org, and @aaos.org be >sent to the server designated by the MX record for aaos.org? The first question is why are you using @www2.aaos.org instead of @aaos.org? That is rather odd -- unless you have a reason to do so, I would not recommend doing so. It will just cause confusion. The problem is that your DNS servers are seriously broken: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name=www2.aaos.org&type=MX shows that your DNS servers are timing out for the MX record lookup for www2.aaos.org, but http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name=www2.aaos.org&type=A shows that they are responding with A records (but with 0-second TTLs!!!). That's very, very weird. Technically, a mailserver should be able to send mail to @www2.aaos.org, assuming that you've done other stuff correctly (it should send to the A record if the MX record doesn't exist). But since your DNS server isn't responding, a smart mailserver will "know" that it is down/unreachable, and "know" that the A record doesn't exist, either. So the real issue is that your DNS servers aren't returning the MX record for www2.aaos.org. -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
