Hello Scott, Here is a web site with a quick and easy way to check how changes to your DNS settings have propagated around the Internet: http://www.mob.net/~ted/tools/mx.php3
Scott Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 9:08:42 AM, you wrote: Scott> My "secret" MX record is: Scott> pds.wsrepro.com. IN MX 10 pds.wsrepro.com. Scott> Also, I was referring to the DNS records changes making their way through Scott> the Internet, not the email (I've been told that changes to DNS make take Scott> as much as 3 days to propegate throughout the Internet). Scott> Scott Smith Scott> IT Administrator Scott> Westside & Detroit Reprographics Scott> 248.489.1999 (Office) Scott> 248.467.0452 (Cell) Scott> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>Does anyone know of a way for me to make sure my DNS settings are correct >> >> visual inspection >> >>>- I can't seem to receive any email on my server. I can send email from >>>the server just fine, but it won't seem to receive it. The thing about >>> it >>>is, the messages I'm sending to the server don't seem to be bouncing >>> back, >>>so I have to imagine something is receiving the messages, but nothing >>>shows up in the mailbox when I check the mail account on the Imail >>> server. >> >> what about the Imail logs? >> >>>Anyway, the only thing I can think of at this point is that my DNS >>>settings are either wrong >> >> if your secret MX record (the one you aren't telling us) is sending the >> mail to the wrong IP, then the msg should be rejected as undeliverable. >> >>> or haven't yet made their way through the >>>Internet. >> >> Average mail delivery to MXs takes under 10 seconds, so don't hold your >> breath that Interent is sitting on your mail somewhere. >> >> Len >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training : San Jose; Chicago; Wash DC; Atlanta >> http://IMGate.MEIway.com : free anti-spam gateway, runs on 1000's of sites >> >> >> 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/ >> Scott> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html Scott> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Scott> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ -- Scott mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/
