Windows: at the "run" dongle in the start menu, or at a command prompt type
ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where the x's are your DNS IP address
Linux type same into a terminal window.
response should be like:
Pinging www.thought.co.uk [195.157.97.145] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 195.157.97.145: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=248
Reply from 195.157.97.145: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=248
Reply from 195.157.97.145: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=248
Reply from 195.157.97.145: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=248
Ping statistics for 195.157.97.145:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 50ms, Maximum = 60ms, Average = 52ms
Bad results are timeout's or no response (can't connect)
If this works OK check the config to ensure that you have put the DNS IP
address in the right place (there is a big comment at the top of the file,
wrong place,look further down for the right place) remove all DNS entries
except for ones you know ping.
if this is correct DNS probably isn't the problem.
perhaps DNS results for your recipient are wrong, or the host cant be
reached from your network (unlikely).
to check mail dns records (MX records) type
nslookup[enter]
at a command prompt, followed by
set type=MX[enter]
then
set domain=[domain of the mail address you want to check][enter]
then
[domain you want to check][enter]
result should be like:
Non-authoritative answer:
thought.co.uk preference = 5, mail exchanger = mx3.dircon.net
thought.co.uk preference = 5, mail exchanger = mx2.dircon.net
thought.co.uk preference = 10, mail exchanger = mx1.dircon.net
thought.co.uk preference = 10, mail exchanger = mx0.dircon.net
Authoritative answers can be found from:
mx0.dircon.net internet address = 194.112.50.10
mx3.dircon.net internet address = 195.157.4.3
mx2.dircon.net internet address = 195.157.4.3
mx1.dircon.net internet address = 194.112.50.11
if this checks out then James should be able to find the server, perhaps it
cant be reached, or isn't running SMTP so ..
try:
telnet whateveritis.com 25 [enter]
if you get a welcome message type QUIT[enter]
You have proved that mail can be sent from this computer to that, your
problem is elsewhere !
d.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 9:08 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: mail is sent but doesn't arrive
>
>
> Hello
> I do have the IP address, how do I make sure it PINGS with James.
> I am running
> everything on a stand alone pc.
> Do I have to be registered with a dns?
>
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2001 18:08:22 +0100 "Danny Angus"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >you said "I am using the name of a dns server.." if you really
> are using a
> >name, not an IP address, make sure it PING's at James's machine,
> it could be
> >a vicious circle, with an unresolvable domain name for DNS you will go
> >nowhere fast..
> >
> >In fact make sure it pings even if it's an IP address, where do your
> >messages end up (spam/spool etc etc) or not on the James server at all?
> >
> >If not at all Make sure that mail is being routed to your machine, sounds
> >like a simple point, but may be your problem, perhaps your
> emails are going
> >elsewhere.. (due to DNS)
> >
> >DNS is a topic you can't avoid when talking about mailservers,
> but its not
> >rocket science it's just a load of look-up tables scattered willy nilly
> >round the globe, your machine's network settings will contain DNS server
> >addresses, and if you get this mail, chances are they work on
> your network..
> >:-)
> >
> >
> >
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> >> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 8:54 PM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: mail is sent but doesn't arrive
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello all
> >> I am using JAMES with JavaMail and my early attempts are being
> sent, with
> >> success messages from my jsp pages but they do not arrive.
> >> Is this something to do with the dns server, I am very unclear
> >> about this bit,
> >> I am using the name of a dns server that my university said they use.
> >>
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