All, Another individual pointed out that my nameservers in the resolv.conf file were not pointed at the correct ip addresses. After updating that file, it appears that I am back in business. I'm still not sure how the mail routing was functioning previously.
Thank you all for your time and assistance. I hope to be able to provide some service to the group in the future, once I learn more about the Cobalt environment. Ed. --- Ed Wrenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Matt, > > Thank you for the reply. > > When I do the nslookup on www.cobalt.com I receive > the > follwing output: (the asteriks are mine) > > ***************************************** > Authoritative answers can be found from: > (root) nameserver = A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > (root) nameserver = M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET > *** Can't find server name for address > 216.21.234.76: > No information > Server: dns12.register.com > Address: 209.67.50.234 > > *** dns12.register.com can't find www.cobalt.com: > Non-existent host/domain > ***************************************** > > I do not have a file titled resolve.conf. I have a > file titled resolv.conf. Is this a typo on your > part, > or did I manage to rename the file at some point? > > The contents of that file are as follow: > ***************************************** > search wrenbeck.com > nameserver 216.21.234.76 > nameserver 209.67.50.234 > ***************************************** > > I looked up the 216.21.234.76 ip and it does indeed > point at dns11.register.com, which if it is not the > desired behavior, it is at least the one I intended. > > Thanks again, Ed. > > > --- Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ed, in a previous post someone replied that your > DNS > > wasn't working. I > > think that what he was refering to was the DNS > that > > the server uses to > > resolve addresses. > > > > Mail is particularly dependent upon DNS, most of > the > > other services will get > > by without it. > > > > Try this from the server: > > nslookup www.cobalt.com > > > > Did it work? If so, you've got me stumped. If it > > didn't work then you > > can't resolve. Check the contents of > > /etc/resolve.conf. You'll need to > > make sure that valid DNS servers are listed there. > > > I think you can also set > > this through the gui or the front panel, but I > don't > > remember how at the > > moment. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Matt Nuzum > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cobalt-developers mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > cobalt-developers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ cobalt-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers
