[john@home john]$ nslookup
Default Server: ns1.highertech.net
Address: 209.54.120.2
> set type=MX
> metta.lk
Server: ns1.highertech.net
Address: 209.54.120.2
metta.lk preference = 10, mail exchanger = 204.143.107.46
metta.lk nameserver = 204.143.107.34
>
Looks like it works here.... :-)
John
----- Original Message -----
From: David Rysdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Rasika Wijayaratne (by way of [EMAIL PROTECTED] (IBRIC - International
Buddhist Research & Info. Center)) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Linux Newbie
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: yahoo failed delivery
> It means that the domain "metta.lk" doesn't have an MX (mail exchanger)
> record in the DNS system. I confirmed this using nslookup like so:
>
> %nslookup <return>
> >set type=MX
> >metta.lk
> ***cannot find host/domain
>
> This means that, if there is a machine accepting mail for metta.lk,
> there isn't a way to reach it by name. This is not a yahoo problem, but
> a problem with metta.lk.
>
> "Rasika Wijayaratne (by way of [EMAIL PROTECTED] (IBRIC -
> International Buddhist Research & Info. Center))" wrote:
> >
> > Hi all of you,
> >
> > I have had a few problems with mail from yahoo.com to metta.lk
> > it returns the mail with the below message.
> >
> > I sent a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it auto-replied me.
> >
> > Any idea how I should deal with that.
> >
> > Jacob
> >
> > >Dear Mettavihari Hamuduruwo
> > >
> > >The test I just did failed again.
> > >with Metta
> > >
> > >Rasika
> > >
> > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >> Date: 25 May 1999 18:59:08 -0700
> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> Subject: failed delivery
> > >>
> > >> Message from yahoo.com.
> > >> Unable to deliver message to the following address(es).
> > >>
> > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > >> Sorry, I couldn't find a mail exchanger or IP address. (#5.4.4)
> > >>
> > >> --- Original message follows.
> > >>
> > >> Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Received: from [128.250.6.244] by web504.yahoomail.com; Tue, 25 May
> > >> 1999 18:59:07 PDT
> > >> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 18:59:07 -0700 (PDT)
> > >> From: Rasika Wijayaratne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Subject: Rasika Test 1000
> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> MIME-Version: 1.0
> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > >>
> > >> blah
> > >>
> > >> _________________________________________________________
> > >> Do You Yahoo!?
> > >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
>
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