[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/06/2003 01:40:52 PM: > Just out of curiosity have you used nslookup to check if MX records are > resolving ok?
Here are some nslookup results - simradusa# nslookup www.simrad.com Server: ussea01.simrad.net.int Address: 157.237.65.101 Name: simrad.com Address: 193.69.73.8 Aliases: www.simrad.com simradusa# nslookup www.yahoo.com Server: ussea01.simrad.net.int Address: 157.237.65.101 Non-authoritative answer: Name: www.yahoo.akadns.net Addresses: 66.218.71.89, 66.218.71.92, 66.218.71.94, 66.218.71.80 66.218.70.49, 66.218.71.87, 66.218.71.91, 66.218.71.84 Aliases: www.yahoo.com simradusa# nslookup www.wiegand.org Server: ussea01.simrad.net.int Address: 157.237.65.101 Name: www.wiegand.org Address: 66.114.131.10 > Have you checked the logs? Here is a small part of the maillog - Nov 6 14:35:25 simradusa sm-mta[4328]: hA4Gc7wG000649: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ctladdr=<a [EMAIL PROTECTED]> (1001/1001), delay=2+05:57:15, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=97503 50, relay=mx4.mail.yahoo.com., dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Operation timed out with mx4.mail.yahoo .com. Nov 6 14:35:25 simradusa sm-mta[4328]: hA4GXHwG000641: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ctladdr=<a [EMAIL PROTECTED]> (1001/1001), delay=2+06:02:06, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=97503 50, relay=mx3.eunet.no., dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Operation timed out with mx3.eunet.no. Nov 6 14:35:25 simradusa sm-mta[4328]: hA4FCFdC099301: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ctladdr=<a [EMAIL PROTECTED]> (1001/1001), delay=2+07:23:09, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=10110338, relay=mx4.mail.yahoo.com., dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Operation timed out with mx4.mail.yahoo.co m. Nov 6 14:35:25 simradusa sm-mta[4328]: hA4F8udC099278: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ctladdr=<a [EMAIL PROTECTED]> (1001/1001), delay=2+07:26:29, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=10200338, relay=mx3.eunet.no., dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Operation timed out with mx3.eunet.no. (END) > Does your host have forward and reverse dns working correctly and they match? I don't know how to verify this. > Mail servers often reject mail coming from machines without proper dns entries. DNS > not working right means much more than just can i resolve a site on the box. -- Chip > On Nov 6, 2003, at 3:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've got to get this working. The suggestion that DNS is not working > > right > > can't be correct, I can browse the web and do traceroutes to named > > sites > > without a problem. The emails sent from the command line mail never > > arrive > > at the destination. I don't know what to check/fix to make it work. At > > the > > bottom is all the screen messages of a mail and traceroute. > > TIA, > > -- > > Chip > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/04/2003 10:29:18 AM: > > > >> Correct me if I'm wrong, but if DNS is not working, I would not be > >> able > > to > >> do a traceroute to a domain name, right? But rather only to an ip > > address? > >> But I can do traceroute to a domain name, and browse the web, by name. > > Is > >> this right or not? > >> Thanks, > >> -- > >> Chip W > >> > >> Steve Hovey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/04/2003 09:04:26 AM: > >> > >>> Looks to me like you dont have DNS workin right - everything resolves > > to > >>> your local host instead of gettin the correct MX records. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> > >>>> I just set up a new box with fbsd-5.1 and it appears that the email > >> never > >>>> leaves the box, or at least it never arrives at its intended > >> destination. > >>>> I have set up previous versions of freebsd and never had a problem > >> sending > >>>> mail with out any configuration of sendmail. The machine does > > connect > >> and > >>>> browse the internet. My rc.conf has sendmail_enable=NO. So it should > > > >> be > >>>> able to send, but not receive, which is what I want.I have included > >> the > >>>> mail -v messages below. I have tried to send to 4 different > > addresses, > >> > >>>> including the freebsd-test list, no messages show up at any > > addresses. > >>>> Any idea why mail is not being sent? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> Chip W > >>>> Simrad, Inc > >>>> -------------------------------------- > > -bash-2.05b$ mail -v -s test [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > test > > . > > EOT > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay... > > 220 simradusa.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.9/8.12.9; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 > > 12:20:53 > > -0800 (PST) > >>>> EHLO simradusa.com > > 250-simradusa.com Hello localhost.simrad.com [127.0.0.1], pleased to > > meet > > you > > 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES > > 250-PIPELINING > > 250-8BITMIME > > 250-SIZE > > 250-DSN > > 250-ETRN > > 250-DELIVERBY > > 250 HELP > >>>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=48 > > 250 2.1.0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Sender ok > >>>> RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> DATA > > 250 2.1.5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Recipient ok > > 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself > >>>> . > > 250 2.0.0 hA6KKrBZ004086 Message accepted for delivery > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent (hA6KKrBZ004086 Message accepted for > > delivery) > > Closing connection to [127.0.0.1] > >>>> QUIT > > 221 2.0.0 simradusa.com closing connection > > -bash-2.05b$ traceroute www.yahoo.com > > traceroute: Warning: www.yahoo.com has multiple addresses; using > > 216.109.118.77 > > traceroute to www.yahoo.akadns.net (216.109.118.77), 64 hops max, 40 > > byte > > packets > > 1 157.237.65.200 (157.237.65.200) 0.585 ms 0.442 ms 0.396 ms > > 2 * * * > > 3 Loopback0.GW7.SEA1.ALTER.NET (137.39.2.41) 6.646 ms 4.957 ms > > 7.705 > > ms > > 4 146.ATM3-0.XR1.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.105.170) 5.021 ms 5.372 ms > > 5.032 ms > > 5 0.so-0-0-0.XL1.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.106.225) 5.117 ms 5.354 ms > > 5.442 ms > > 6 POS6-0.BR1.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.105.17) 9.381 ms 5.093 ms > > 6.418 > > ms > > 7 pos6-3.hsa2.Seattle1.Level3.net (209.0.227.153) 5.413 ms 5.258 ms > > 6.232 ms > > 8 ge-6-1-1.mp2.Seattle1.level3.net (209.247.9.85) 5.777 ms 5.528 ms > > 6.340 ms > > 9 so-2-0-0.bbr2.Washington1.level3.net (209.247.10.130) 70.657 ms > > 70.971 ms 74.569 ms > > 10 gige9-2.ipcolo1.Washington1.Level3.net (64.159.18.163) 70.584 ms > > 70.999 ms 70.339 ms > > 11 unknown.Level3.net (63.210.59.254) 71.428 ms 71.252 ms 71.040 ms > > 12 vl30.bas1-m.dcn.yahoo.com (216.109.120.142) 71.191 ms 72.190 ms > > 71.138 ms > > 13 p14.www.dcn.yahoo.com (216.109.118.77) 71.915 ms 71.698 ms > > 71.491 > > ms > > -bash-2.05b$ > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > Lucas Holt > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________ > FoolishGames.com (Jewel Fan Site) > JustJournal.com (Free blogging) > > "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and > I'm not sure about the former." > - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"