Boot it or stop and start the DNS service. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of April Fleming > Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 2:35 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: network error during host resolution > > Can't do a "ipconfig /flushdns" on windows NT, is there another way??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim > Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 1:57 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: network error during host resolution > > > > First, I forgot the simple thing to do. Hit a command prompt > on the server and flush your dns cache. Maybe something stuck > in there. > > 5.5 uses the Windows settings for DNS lookups. So add your > ISP to the properties for your network connection. I had this > at old job and that fixed it for us. There is something odd > about how windows looks up mx records. I have never been able > to get an exact handle on it. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > April Fleming > > Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 1:41 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: network error during host resolution > > > > Sorry, not sure I understand. I am using exchange 5.5, I > can tell IMS > > to use DNS but cannot specify what server to use for DNS. > Do not see > > any place to specify dns server for smtp. I can see six > messages cued > > up for acosta.com in the IMS que over the last three days, > there are a > > couple of others that appear to be stuck, but all other > email moving > > through fine though. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Kennedy, Jim > > Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 1:18 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: network error during host resolution > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: April Fleming > > > Subject: network error during host resolution > > > > > From my mail server I can ping yahoo.com but not acosta.com > > (that is > > > the domain), says bad IP address. > > > > Acosta.com does not have an A record, so there is no IP address for > > it. Try pinging their mailservers, mail.acosta.com, > mail3.acosta.com > > and mail4.acosta.com > > > > It should resolve to 205.152.67.48, 67.97.186.3 and > > 216.83.183.231 respectively. > > > > I was able to telnet to all three and they respond as email servers. > > > > > Is this > > > a dns problem on my end? If so, how come I can resolve some > > names not > > > others. > > > > So yes, I think it is DNS resolution at your end. Set your SMTP on > > that server up to use outside DNS from your ISP perhaps, > and try that. > > I have always had better luck doing it that way. > > > > JK > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > > ext_mode=&lang > > =english > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > %%email.unsub%% > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > > ext_mode=&lang=english > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > %%email.unsub%% > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > >
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