Can''t get an error to go away

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

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At 12:06 PM -0800 12/3/99, Stormy Knight wrote:
>>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?

Very likely.

>>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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