[xmail] Re: DNS question
Adrian, The problem here, is that, MX is not permitted to point to an IP, only to an A (perhaps a CNAME?) record. > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > observerstar.cn.21549 IN MX 1 219.235.226.194. Should read: > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > observerstar.cn.21549 IN MX 1 mail.observerstar.cn. > mail.observerstar.cn. 21549 IN A 219.235.226.194 _ Signature: Live like you'll die tomorrow! Reply: I tried your signature out once. It took years off my life! > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Healy > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:13 PM > To: 'xmail@xmailserver.org' > Subject: [xmail] Re: DNS question > > dig works for me. > > dig -t mx observerstar.cn > > ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> -t mx observerstar.cn ;; global > options: printcmd ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41607 ;; > flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;observerstar.cn. IN MX > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > observerstar.cn.21549 IN MX 1 219.235.226.194. > > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: > observerstar.cn.21549 IN NS dns7.hichina.com. > observerstar.cn.21549 IN NS dns8.hichina.com. > > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: > dns7.hichina.com. 83254 IN A 218.30.103.250 > dns8.hichina.com. 83254 IN A 218.244.135.41 > > > > >-- > >From:Adrian Hicks[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent:Monday, April 11, 2005 2:01 AM > >To: xmail@xmailserver.org > >Subject: [xmail] DNS question > > > >Hi all. > > > >I've got a problem sending to one domain (observerstar.cn) > as follows: > > > >* When I do a dig -t mx (Linux) I get no answer, ie. there > seems to be > > no mx record. > > > >* After a little checking I discovered that > mail.observerstar.cn exists > > & I can telnet to it at port 25. I assume that this is > an A record. > > > >Do any XMail config options allow specifying the correct > mail server, > >ie mail.observerstar.cn even if it's an A record? Would either > >smtpgw.tab or sftpfwd.tab be the correct way to handle this? > > > >Thanks. > > > > > >Adrian Hicks > >-- > >MIS & Facilities Manager > >Auston Int'l Group Ltd > >45 Middle Rd, #01-00 Auston Unicentre > >Singapore 188954 > > > >Tel: +65 6339 4800 ext. 229 > >Fax: +65 6339 7600 > >Web: http://www.auston.edu.sg > >- > >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > xmail" in the > >body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general > help: send the > >line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[xmail] Re: DNS question
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <> wrote on Monday, April 11, 2005 11:02 AM: > Hi all. >=20 > I've got a problem sending to one domain (observerstar.cn) as follows: >=20 > * When I do a dig -t mx (Linux) I get no answer, ie. there seems to > beno mx record.=20 >=20 > * After a little checking I discovered that > mail.observerstar.cn exists >& I can telnet to it at port 25. I assume that this is an > A record. >=20 > Do any XMail config options allow specifying the correct mail > server, ie > mail.observerstar.cn even if it's an A record? Would either > smtpgw.tab or sftpfwd.tab be the correct way to handle this? XMail uses the A record if no MX record is found. But at the A-IP [216.152.252.58] nothing answers on port 25. So you'll have to use smtpgw.tab with the line: "observerstar.cn""@mail.observerstar.cn" --=20 Mit freundlichem Gru=DF S=F6nke Ruempler Technik top concepts Internetmarketing GmbH Am Steinkamp 7 - D-21684 Stade - Germany http://www.topconcepts.deTel. +49 1805 9977 501* mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Fax. +49 1805 9977 502* SMS Versand ab 9.9 Cent: http://sms-gw.topconcepts.de Handelsregister: AG Stade HRB 5811 - UstId: DE 213645563 *) EUR 0,12/Min. (CNS24) --> http://efn.no/html-bad.html --> http://learn.to/quote - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[xmail] Re: DNS question
dig works for me. dig -t mx observerstar.cn ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> -t mx observerstar.cn ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41607 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;observerstar.cn. IN MX ;; ANSWER SECTION: observerstar.cn.21549 IN MX 1 219.235.226.194. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: observerstar.cn.21549 IN NS dns7.hichina.com. observerstar.cn.21549 IN NS dns8.hichina.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: dns7.hichina.com. 83254 IN A 218.30.103.250 dns8.hichina.com. 83254 IN A 218.244.135.41 >-- >From: Adrian Hicks[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:01 AM >To:xmail@xmailserver.org >Subject: [xmail] DNS question > >Hi all. > >I've got a problem sending to one domain (observerstar.cn) as follows: > >* When I do a dig -t mx (Linux) I get no answer, ie. there seems to be > no mx record. > >* After a little checking I discovered that mail.observerstar.cn exists > & I can telnet to it at port 25. I assume that this is an A record. > >Do any XMail config options allow specifying the correct mail server, ie >mail.observerstar.cn even if it's an A record? Would either smtpgw.tab or >sftpfwd.tab be the correct way to handle this? > >Thanks. > > >Adrian Hicks >-- >MIS & Facilities Manager >Auston Int'l Group Ltd >45 Middle Rd, #01-00 Auston Unicentre >Singapore 188954 > >Tel: +65 6339 4800 ext. 229 >Fax: +65 6339 7600 >Web: http://www.auston.edu.sg >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
