Hello, Make sure that the server name in SIMS General Settings is not abc.com
Then add to the router table: abc.com = abc.com@[12.34.56.78] where 12.34.56.78 is the IP address of the backend server. on 10.12.2002 20:50, ted crane at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've set up a SIMS mail server to front end for my front-end host > which, until now, has been receiving mail directly. Unfortunately, > all test messages are being bounced with the error: > Failed to deliver your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SMTP: DNS Routing Loop > The Domain Name System record for 'mail.abc.com' > points back to 'mail.abc.com' > > Based on my DNS and SIMS config, I can see how this is happening. > My question is, "How to make this work correctly?" > > What I want to happen is that all mail to all hosts in the abc.com domain > will be filtered through the SIMS server (1.8b9d14, 68K version) and then > sent onward to the single front-end host. There will be no accounts on > the SIMS server. There are no other hosts with users who receive mail. > > The non-working config includes: > DNS: > abc.com. A 123.456.123.456 > MX 10 mail.abc.com > MX 20 abc.com > mail.abc.com. A 123.456.123.457 > SIMS Router: > ;there are several records redirecting specific addresses, such as > <abuse> = [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ;but nothing mentioning either mail.abc.com or abc.com on the left > side of an "=" > Based on this config, incoming mail goes to the SIMS box (mail.abc.com), > gets spam filtered, and is routed to abc.com. I'm guessing that SIMS > does an MX record lookup at this point and finds that it has to route > back to itself...which is a loop. -- Best regards, Dmitry Akindinov ======================================================================= When answering to letters sent to you by the tech.support staff, make sure the original message you have received is included into your reply. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
