> When I open the MS DNS console, and go to "Properties > Forwarders", > I am informed that "Forwarders are not available because this is a > root server". Is this what you are referring to in mentioning > "Forwarders" above?
Yes and no. This message means that your DNS config is completely hosed. Your server thinks that it is a root server--a server with its own local authoritative info about the "." (root) and the TLDs (like .COM, .NET, et al.). Obviously, this is not the case, but the server is acting as if it is a "big gun" on the Internet, which means that consulting more authoritative servers (forwarders) is logically impossible. This hosing usually happens during original setup of Windows 2000, if you don't have a connection to the Internet and don't indicate as such to the setup program. To undo it, you're going to have to uninstall and reinstall DNS. > Is this where I would enter 1 or 2 alternative DNS server IP's other > than Uunet's DNS servers (if I wished to discard Uunet's DNS > servers)? Or, can I simply go to Imail's config manager > SMTP page > and enter 1 or 2 new IP's of non-Uunet DNS Servers? IMail's settings, if present, will override Windows'. But there's no reason to have known unreliable servers in either place. I would just stabilize the Windows selections and let IMail use those. The only reason to put Imail-specific settings in is if you have other apps that are hard-coded to use Windows' servers, and you want to spread out the load. > Well, could I not keep one Uunet DNS server, and replace the 2nd Uunet > DNS server with (let's say) a PSInet DNS server so that if one times > out, the other will be looked to? Yes, but there's no reason to keep a known unreliable in there at all. -Sandy To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
