Can''t get an error to go away

Re: Can''t get an error to go away

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>What mail server is giving the error? What mail server is issuing
>this error? The destination server, or an outgoing server?

>If it's not the server that just rebooted, then I'd guess that other
>server has cached the faulty MX record. With your TTL of 86400 (1
>day), you can expect to wait until a full day has passed since the
>original lookup that found this bad MX record before it gets purged
>and things start working correctly.

We do not maintain a second DNS server. They're all on one box. You do give
me hope. The TTL is 86400, so this might just reset itself?
>
>If that isn't it, you'll have to give a more complete description of
>what exactly happened.
>

>At 11:24 AM -0800 12/3/99, Stormy Knight wrote:
>>Folks,
>>
>>I had an error in an MX record, an incorrect MX domain name.
>>I sent mail to the domain name and received back.
>>" ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>>550 <Robert.Coleman@colemanpublishing.com>... Host unknown (Name server:
>>nerporium.com.: host not found)"
>>Actual domain is netporium.com.
>>I corrected the MX error in the DNS record.
>>The problem continued.
>>I removed the DNS record, rewrote it. Problem continued. Restarted. Problem
>>continued. Restarted and rebuilt desk top. Problem continued. Changed
>>preferences from back up copies for both EIMS and Quick DNS. Problem
>>continued. Tried every other variation on a theme I could think of. Problem
>>continued.
>>Something somewhere is caching incorrect info for a DNS record when mail is
>>processed but 2 1/2 hours of looking for that place has yet to turn this
>>up. Where would a DNS error be able to hide? I thought that each reference
>>to a domain is searched for in the primary datafile but I was obviously
>>wrong. Anyone who has a clue please drop me a line.
>>I was thinking of setting up WebStar's mail functionality to see if it
>>would go around this, but that could be many more hours with no guarantee
>>that that would solve the problem since I haven't even been able to
>>pinpoint whether this is an EIMS or a QDNS problem.
>>I have numerous other mail accounts for other domains working perfectly,
>>BTW, and setting up new mail accounts is usually a 5 minute job.
>>Quick DNS Pro Server 1.1.2, EIMS 1.1.2, Mac 7250/120.
>>=======================================================
>>Web, CGI and E-Commerce Solutions for Small Business
>>Stormy Knight

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