Kory Krofft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003:12:22:20:24:44-0500] scribed:
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> I believe as Ray has mentioned that the major issue may be  a reverse
> lookup that qmail is doing which causes the timeout error on the mail
> client. I am still looking into what dns settings I need to change to
> fix that possibility.

Indeed, that is a very serious problem -- not so much because qmail
requires a dns server (it does not); but, from tcpdump it is clear that
it cannot find PTR for 1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.

In a previous message, you asked for comments on your
/etc/tinydns-private/root/data -- I strongly suggest that you try the
following, and forget about your DMZ for now:

   =localhost:127.0.0.1
   .localhost:127.0.0.1:a
   .1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa:127.0.0.1:a
   .kroffts.home:127.0.0.1:a
   .1.168.192.in-addr.arpa:127.0.0.1:a

   =markii.kroffts.home:192.168.1.254

   =coventry.kroffts.home:192.168.1.1

   [EMAIL PROTECTED]:192.168.10.1:mail.kroffts.com
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]::mail.kroffts.com

The last two (2) lines are problematic.  With the `-' as first
character, they will *not* be used now.

Currently, you are *NOT* authoritative and *CANNOT* assume authority for
the kroffts.com domain:

   # dnsqr any kroffts.com
   255 kroffts.com:
   101 bytes, 1+4+0+0 records, response, noerror
   query: 255 kroffts.com
   answer: kroffts.com 170446 NS ns1.dnsexit.com
   answer: kroffts.com 170446 NS ns2.dnsexit.com
   answer: kroffts.com 170446 NS ns1.dnsexit.com
   answer: kroffts.com 170446 NS ns2.dnsexit.com

   # dnsqr mx kroffts.com
   15 kroffts.com:
   45 bytes, 1+1+0+0 records, response, noerror
   query: 15 kroffts.com
   answer: kroffts.com 120 MX 5 kroffts.com

   # dnsqr a kroffts.com
   1 kroffts.com:
   45 bytes, 1+1+0+0 records, response, noerror
   query: 1 kroffts.com
   answer: kroffts.com 109 A 24.210.193.152

   # dnsqr soa kroffts.com
   6 kroffts.com:
   91 bytes, 1+1+0+0 records, response, noerror
   query: 6 kroffts.com
   answer: kroffts.com 120 SOA ns1.dnsexit.com jchen.netdorm.com 2000060701 1200 1200 
604800 1200

   # dnsqr any mail.kroffts.com
   255 mail.kroffts.com:
   48 bytes, 1+1+0+0 records, response, noerror
   query: 255 mail.kroffts.com
   answer: mail.kroffts.com 120 CNAME kroffts.com

You cannot assert that 192.168.10.1 is mail.kroffts.com with authority,
unless you either:

[a] Change DNS configuration at ns{1,2}.dnsexit.com; or

[b] Replace DNS authority at ns{1,2}.dnsexit.com with your own DNS
server for kroffts.com.

I highly, highly, highly urge your to *NOT* configure your DMZ hosts in
the kroffts.com domain -- especially, since your DMZ is running on an
RFC 1918 network -- unless you get ns{1,2}.dnsexit.com to delegate a
sub-domain to you.  And that is problematic, too, because of the
private network.

For now, try my suggested tinydns data changes, and see whether or not
we get any closer.

hth

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