OK... this got me thinking... what are we overlooking....
Are you sure your mail server (from whom you're trying to send a test
message) is using DNS correctly? (not serving... USING)
Check your /etc/resolv.conf file... is should look like this:
search mylocaldomain.name
nameserver 192.168.0.2
NOTE: the IP address should be your own... just to be sure, you could
also use 127.0.0.1
Just because your system is a DNS server, doesn't mean you definitely
want it (the DNS server) to use itself as the server... you can force
your server to get "outside" resolutions by using an outside DNS
server... E.g.:
search mylocaldomain.name
nameserver 4.2.2.2
(The 4.2.2.2 address is a Verizon DNS server that is "open" to requests
-- even from non-Verizon IP addresses. It'll also respond to a PING, so
that's an easy IP address to file away in your limited mind-space!)
I hope this helps...
Dan
Daniel McAllister, President
IT4SOHO, LLC
224 - 13th Avenue N
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
877-IT4SOHO: Toll Free
727-647-7646 In Pinellas
813-464-2093 In Hillsborough
727-507-9435 Fax Only
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Cameron wrote:
Ok, I set up a TXT record from some stuff I found online and that
seems to have fixed my issue. Thanks for all the help. I'm sure I'll
be asking more...
Cameron
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] can't send test message to myself
Cameron:
If you are using SpamDyke, or another anti-spam, you may need to
create a PTR record for your DNS: that is, make the Internet (Public)
IP Address of your server reverse-resolve to something like
bstastjohns.com (or, if you ONLY do mail on that IP Address,
mail.bstastjohns.com -- I prefer the former).
The reason is that one commonly used anti-spam technique used today
is a check for a valid reverse-dns entry.
NOTE that, unless your IP address is a Register.com IP address (e.g.:
they are your hosting company for your server), you'll need to
contact your ISP to make this PTR entry! The "pathway" for resolving
an IP address's PTR entry goes through your ISP, not your domain name.
For now, I suggest removing any spam-blocking & making sure your
ports are open (no iptables active, if necessary, ports forwarded
through firewall/router).
Hope this helps!
Dan
Daniel McAllister, President
IT4SOHO, LLC
224 - 13th Avenue N
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
877-IT4SOHO: Toll Free
727-647-7646 In Pinellas
813-464-2093 In Hillsborough
727-507-9435 Fax Only
"When did you do your last backup?"
Ask me about unattended offsite backup solutions...
to protect your business, not just your data!
Cameron wrote:
I've done that...about 6 days ago. I set it up to point to
mail.bstastjohns.com and of course changed the A record for
mail.bstastjohns.com to the current IP. Do I need to set up TXT
records or add a PTR or is that more than I need?
Cameron
----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Leinhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] can't send test message to myself
I see your DNS is at register.com. You have an A record for your
web site and that is working fine. Now you need to setup the MX
record because when I query the DNS for one, it comes back empty.
Look in your DNS control panel in the register.com where you setup
the www. You should see something about an MX or Mail Exchanger
record.
Phil
-----Original message-----
From: "Cameron" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:26:13 -0500
To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com
Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] can't send test message to myself
Well I'm registered at Register.com and updated all the fields I
could find.
I'm not real sure what the s.th is.
Cameron
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Galatis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] can't send test message to myself
> Hi Cameron,
>
> me too, I cannot find an MX for bstastjohns.com
> Maybe you missed s.th. when setting up the MX?
>
> bye
> Andreas
> Am Dienstag, 15. Januar 2008 07:57 schrieb Cameron:
>> I just set up qmail-toaster on CentOS5, Core2 duo, 1 Gig ram
machine >> with
>> a
>> clean install. Everything looks fine now, but when I try to send
a >> test
>> message to myself using the Squirrelmail interface, I get a
"511 >> sorry,
>> can't find a valid MX for sender domain" error. I'm using a
domain I >> own
>> that doesn't currently have a mail server set up. The domain is
>> bstastjohns.com and I have mail.bstastjohns.com A and MX
records >> pointed
>> to
>> a temproary public IP at 71.86.114.51. I can't send in messages
form
>> outside either. I'm pretty new to Linux and really new to qmail
so >> please
>> be gentle. When I ping mail.bstastjohns.com it resolves to the
correct
>> IP.
>> Any clues?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Cameron
>>
>>
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