Make sure you are specifying the correct DNS server in the Imail
configuration not just in the machine's TCP setup
Eric S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Troy Settle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 12:50 PM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Imail ignoring MX records?
>
> Kevin,
>
> Thanks for the effort, but if you had read my original message, you would
> note that nslookup on the _same_ host that Imail is running on does return
> the correct information from the name server.
>
> If nslookup is able to get the correct information, why wouldn't Imail be
> able to get that same information?
>
> -Troy
>
>
> ** -----Original Message-----
> ** From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ** [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin Coveney
> ** Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:57 AM
> ** To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ** Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Imail ignoring MX records?
> **
> **
> ** Verify your DNS entries at the Imail server. If they are not correct or
> ** the servers they specifiy are not functioning, Imail will use the stack
> ** settings to look up an "A" record and attempt delivery.
> **
> ** Don't forget to stop and restart services after changes.
> ** If the DNS settings are correct, try rebooting the server.
> **
> ** -Kevin
> **
> ** > -----Original Message-----
> ** > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ** > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Troy Settle
> ** > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:31 AM
> ** > To: Imail List
> ** > Subject: [IMail Forum] Imail ignoring MX records?
> ** >
> ** >
> ** >
> ** > All,
> ** >
> ** > Imail 5.09 seeems to be ignoring MX records... anyone know
> ** what's up with
> ** > this?
> ** >
> ** > I searched the Ipswitch knoledgebase for "imail mx" but didn't
> ** > come up with
> ** > any relevant docuements.
> ** >
> ** >
> ** > >From the log:
> ** >
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) processing Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) Trying kinematics.com (0)
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) Connect kinematics.com
> ** [207.76.72.2:25] (2)
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC)
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) SMTP_DELIV_FAILED
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) >QUIT
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC)
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) requeuing
> ** Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP R0 T15
> ** > 05:08 06:06 SMTP-(000003DC) finished
> ** > Q:\IMAIL\spool\Q351714a.SMP status=3
> ** >
> ** > Why is it trying to connect to the A record for the domain
> ** when there's a
> ** > perfectly valid MX record? Here's the nslookup from the same host
that
> ** > Imail is running on:
> ** >
> ** > > set type=mx
> ** > > kinematics.com
> ** > Server: rad-dns-01.i-plus.net
> ** > Address: 209.100.20.2
> ** >
> ** > kinematics.com MX preference = 10, mail exchanger =
> ** mail.kinematics.com
> ** > kinematics.com nameserver = Rad-DNS-01.i-plus.net
> ** > kinematics.com nameserver = Rad-DNS-02.i-plus.net
> ** > mail.kinematics.com internet address = 209.100.20.44
> ** > Rad-DNS-01.i-plus.net internet address = 209.100.20.2
> ** > Rad-DNS-01.i-plus.net internet address = 209.100.20.8
> ** >
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> ** >
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