>Does it matter which DNS IP address you use in your SMTP settings? Does it
>have to be the same one that has your MX record, etc?
no.
>Interland is my web host
the enter into Imail the ip address of an DNS server run by Interland.
>, but I use the DNS at freeservers.com through a
>co-marketing deal with about.com so that I can set up free websites for my
>visitors.
but that has nothing to do with Imail sending mail.
>They said that they couldn't enter a PTR record and that whoever owned the
>IP addresses (Interland) had to do it, so I had Interland enter the PTR
>record. Does that matter?
it helps
>Ipswitch gave me another test DNS server to put in my SMTP settings, and I
>was able to send mail fine with this one too.
because it was allowing your Imail to send recursive queries to it.
> They also gave me one from
>swbell.net and if I used that one, I could send email to my own email
>address at swbell.net, but not to any other domains.
I explained phenom that in my previous mail.
>Does this look right? If something is wrong with my DNS settings or
>something on my server, then I don't understand why things work if I use
>ipswith's test DNS IP addresses....
listen, you must provide the ip address of an recursive DNS to imail so
Imail can query for MX hosts to send mail to. period
This has nothing to do with how you set up your own DNS records for your
domain(s). two totally different requirements.
>I appreciate everyones help as I have no idea what to do from here
find a DNS server that allows your Imail to make recursive queries, GAMEOVER.
Len
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