> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix- > us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of martijn.list > Sent: 16 January 2014 12:17 > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Subject: Re: Message Bounced for Domain with no A record > > On 01/16/2014 12:52 PM, James Day wrote: > > Hello Postfix User List, > > > > I have a mail server that I use to provide a smart host service for my > customers. I have a problem sending a message onto a recipient in the > domain cbhc.uk.com. The failure message is below. > > > > I'm struggling to work out why postfix is unable to forward this message > when there is a valid MX record. > > > > The error states that there is no A record for the domain name (which is > correct) but I would have thought Postfix should be looking for an MX record > as well. > > There must be something wrong with one of your DNS servers. About half of > the DNS requests for the mx record return NXDOMAIN (i.e., Non-Existent > Domain). > > Kind regards, > > Martijn Brinkers > > -- > DJIGZO email encryption
Thank you everyone for your prompt responses. Just bad luck on my part that my dig returned records from the mail server that has MX records and postfix queried the other. I will contact the recipient domain and inform them of the issue. Kind regards, James Day
