This, presumably, tells James that this DNS server is the authoritative server, and that it will not be spoofing. Non authoritative servers could be out of date, or wrong, deliberately or accidentally. I never change this setting, I can't see what difference it would make in practice. d.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Samuel Sadek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19 April 2002 10:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Problem with sending a mail message to a remote mail server > > > I have one other small issue sending mail from an external mail > source eg. > Hotmail.com to my James Mail Server. Is it to do ensuring you have an MX > record assigned to your mail server's FQDN? I have noticed an > extra setting > <authoratative>boolean</authoratative> pertinent to DNS servers > settings... > Presumably this setting is on a per DNS server basis. Am I right? Is this > setting relevant for my DNS? > > Rgds, > > Sam. > > > >From: Serge Knystautas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "James Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: James Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Problem with sending a mail message to a remote mail server > >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:46:41 -0400 > > > >Glad the DNS setting sorted things out. Yeah, I didn't think about how > >you could put a FQDN, but that would make sense thinking about how we > >use that setting. > > > >Yes, we've been recently trying to bulk up the FAQ section... a guide of > >some useful configurations (database integration, various > >configurations, what have you) certainly seems useful. > >-- > >Serge Knystautas > >Loki Technologies - Unstoppable Websites > >http://www.lokitech.com/ > > > >Samuel Sadek wrote: > >>Serge, > >> > >>You are spot on about not picking up MX records. I have specified > >>out-of-date ip addresses of my ISP's old DNS servers. I would like to > >>add that in the config.xml, particularly in the DNS server setups, you > >>can specify FQDN as opposed as strict IP which helps inmensely. > >> > >>One curious thing about the RemoteDelivery mailet, particularly the > >>delivery threads, by default we're using 1 thread, can you possibly > >>recommend how many threads you would apply in a typical production > >>environment. I think an FAQ page dedicated towards the setup of James > >>Mail Server for various platforms and databases is in order. It's > >>definitely worth a think about. > >> > >>Thanks again. > >> > >>Sam. > >> > >> > >> > >>>From: Serge Knystautas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Reply-To: "James Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>To: James Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Subject: Re: Problem with sending a mail message to a remote > mail server > >>>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:10:45 -0400 > >>> > >>>I'll make a bet that your DNS settings in JAMES config.xml are not > >>>correct... either nothing is set or the DNS servers you've set aren't > >>>responding. > >>> > >>>I say this because your message to hotmail.com is attempting to deliver > >>>to the host 'hotmail.com'. JAMES does a lookup for MX records, and it > >>>should be finding the following for hotmail... > >>>mx07.hotmail.com > >>>mx08.hotmail.com > >>>... > >>>mx12.hotmail.com > >>> > >>>The fact that JAMES is trying to connect to a host Hotmail.com means it > >>>could not find any MX records and is falling back to just sending to an > >>>A/CNAME record (which is just the hostname). > >>> > >>>So double check your DNS entries are correct. I'm trying to think if > >>>there's a good way to test and report to the console that DNS servers > >>>aren't setup right, but I'm not sure of the best way. > >>>-- > >>>Serge Knystautas > >>>Loki Technologies - Unstoppable Websites > >>>http://www.lokitech.com/ > >>> > >>> > >>>Samuel Sadek wrote: > >>> > >>>>Serge, > >>>> > >>>>Thanks for your invaluable comments. Indeed, you were right. I have > >>>>forgotten to include the following line to James.java: > >>>> > >>>>attributes.put(Constants.SERVER_NAMES, this.serverNames); > >>>> > >>>>Which obviously failed to pick the attributes. > >>>> > >>>>I have however a further question I posted earlier in this > thread which > >>>>was the second out of two posing questions. I keep getting > the following > >>>>error whenever I attempt to send an email to my remote mail account at > >>>>Hotmail.com: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>1019159703593 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): ToProcessor: Sending mail > >>>>org.apache.james.core.MailImpl@53c6a3 to transport > >>>>1019159704828 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: Remotely > >>>>delivering mail Mail1019159703390-0-!194855347 > >>>>1019159704843 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: > sending mail to > >>>>[[EMAIL PROTECTED]] on host hotmail.com > >>>>1019159704875 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: > Remote delivery > >>>>thread (0) will process mail > >>>>Mail1019159703390-0-!194855347-to-hotmail.com > >>>>1019159704890 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: attempting to > >>>>deliver Mail1019159703390-0-!194855347-to-hotmail.com > >>>>1019159765375 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: attempting > >>>>delivery of Mail1019159703390-0-!194855347-to-hotmail.com to host > >>>>Hotmail.com to [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>>1019159786515 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: Exception > >>>>delivering message (Mail1019159703390-0-!194855347-to-hotmail.com) - > >>>>Could not connect to SMTP host: Hotmail.com, port: 25; > >>>> nested exception is: > >>>> java.net.ConnectException: Operation timed out: connect > >>>>1019159786515 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: Temporary > >>>>exception delivering mail > >>>>(Mail1019159703390-0-!194855347-to-hotmail.com: > >>>>javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: > >>>>Hotmail.com, port: 25; > >>>> nested exception is: > >>>> java.net.ConnectException: Operation timed out: connect > >>>> at > >>>>com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:867) > >>>> at > >>>>com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport. > java:156) > >>>> at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:234) > >>>> at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:135) > >>>> at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:87) > >>>> at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.connect(SMTPTransport.java:93) > >>>> at > >>>>org.apache.james.transport.mailets.RemoteDelivery.deliver(Remo > teDelivery.java:191) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> at > >>>>org.apache.james.transport.mailets.RemoteDelivery.run(RemoteDe > livery.java:449) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) > >>>> > >>>>1019159786515 [INFO ] (James.Mailet): RemoteDelivery: > Storing message > >>>>Mail1019159703390-0-!194855347-to-hotmail.com into outgoing after 0 > >>>>retries > >>>> > >>>>I have tried to send a further email to my Yahoo.com mail account and > >>>>have got the same problem just to ensure it wasn't a matter of > >>>>coincidence. I have even downloaded the latest patch of RemoteDelivery > >>>>mailet from CVS repository (although I think it has no relation with > >>>>this particular problem) and have retried on both mail accounts and > >>>>still the problem persisted. > >>>> > >>>>Can you please shed any light into this annoying problem. > >>>> > >>>>As always, every feedback from any contributor in this mailing list as > >>>>well as yourself is most welcome. > >>>> > >>>>Thanks in advance. > >>>> > >>>>Sam. > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >For additional commands, e-mail: > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
