> That's bad. Not because checking that box is wrong -- but because you > checked a box just for fun, without having any clue about what it > does. Even I can't figure out exactly what Microsoft means by that box, > and I know a lot about DNS.Hey, easy smartass.
:) Sorry, I can't help myself.
If you are so smart, why cant you figure out why one day hotmail works, and the next it doesn't.
That one I can figure out -- it's run by Microsoft. <G>
Because I said I know a lot about DNS, not a lot about Microsoft products. <G> Recursion with forwarding just doesn't make sense -- the forwarding servers have to use recursion (or you won't get any answers), and you have to use recursion if you are forwarding (or else there is no need to forward). If you are really curious about the answer (I'm not), you might want to ask on a DNS mailing list.> and I know a lot about DNS. Ok then, why didn't you know about the goofy way microsoft implements recursion? Or tries to...
That may be why you are having troubles with it. While it certainly isn't rocket science, it isn't nearly as easy as most people think. I'd guess that about 80% of all DNS admins think that adding a PTR record to their DNS server means that they have a reverse DNS entry, without realizing that their ISP must do something for it to work.DNS is not rocket science.
In your case, it is because your DNS server has the wrong IPs for hotmail.com. If it keeps getting them, it may be because some hacker is poisoning your cache. In that case, you will need to keep recursion on, but only allow it for certain IPs. If Microsoft DNS doesn't let you do that, it's broken.I am still looking into the problem, which is my server cannot send to hotmail.com.
If you would like to continue getting off the subject and attack me then save it (something tells me you won't). This list, last time I checked, is for information. Not for self-serving "I Know Everything" types.
Sorry, I get carried away sometimes. I apologize.
Normally, I would blame Hotmail, except in this case the IPs aren't right. This smells like DNS cache poisoning, as Hotmail is a domain that could easily be targeted.Hotmail is the only domain that I am having trouble with.
-Scott
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