GOOD POINT:
Some mail servers will be able to handle the CNAME others
will not. We experienced this a long time ago, some emails
would bounce back to the sender as undeliverable...others
would go fine.
ALWAYS set the MX to an ADDRESS or a host with an ADDRESS
not a CNAME.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonas Fornander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, June 19, 1999 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] DNS PROBLEMS??
>I'm not 100% sure but a couple of things in your DNS doesn't make sense to
>me:
>
>1. You should never have a mail pointing to a CNAME. I know that the root
>domain (tigerlink.net) has the A record which is the same as your mail
>record but I would still not set it up like that.
>
>2. I'm not sure that (0) value in your MX record is a good choice. Maybe it
>is but more knowledgeable people on this list should confirm that.
>
>However if smtp-relay.pbi.net is your second choice for mailserver, how
come
>it fails a lookup? So I think your problem is with PBI. They are notorious
>for changing name on you. I've had a lot of problems with that here. I
would
>give them a call and ask them what's up. Besides trace-routing to you gives
>a lot of unreachable errors.
>
>Jonas Fornander - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>System Administrator - I think therefore I RAM
>Netwood Communications - www.netwood.net
>Find out why we're better - Tel: 310-442-1530
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan from Tigerlink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, June 19, 1999 4:07 PM
>Subject: [IMail Forum] DNS PROBLEMS??
>
>
>> here are my dns records for my domain.. My emails are stuck in the Q
and
>> wont leave..deleivery is failing. any ideas???? dan
>>
>>
>> tigerlink.net A 206.170.199.5
>> tigerlink.net NS dns.tigerlink.net
>> tigerlink.net NS ns1.pbi.net
>> tigerlink.net SOA dns.tigerlink.net,
>administrator.tigerlink.net
>> tigerlink.net MX (1) smpt-relay.pbi.net
>> tigerlink.net MX (0) tigerlink.net
>> dns CNAME tigerlink.net
>> mail CNAME tigerlink.net
>> www. A 206.170.199.22
>>
>>
>
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