Search Again: Re: advice From: Karl Schroll Date: Monday, January 7, 2002 Time: 2:27:27 pm thanks! -- > From: Len Conrad <LenConrad@MenAndMice.com> > Reply-To: "QuickDNS Talk" <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com> > Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 14:34:48 -0600 > To: "QuickDNS Talk" <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com> > Subject: Re: advice > > >> domain in question: digitalfrontier.com >> >> Name server is ns1.digitalfrontier.com. >> >> I have an A record for lists.digitalfrontier.com pointing to the IP address >> of a machine that is a list server. > > > Like any 4th grader, I hate "word problems" :)) > > lists.digitalfrontier.com A ip.ad.re.ss > >> Do I also need an MX record for it, > > sure, why not? > >> pointing lists.digitalfrontier.com to lists.digitalfrontier.com in the >> Param. field? > > lists.digitalfrontier.com. MX 10 lists.digitalfrontier.com. > > The common DNS mail errors are that MX records don't exist where they > should, and then when the MX record exists, someone forgets to put in the A > record for MX RDATA hostname, or put in an ip address for the MX RDATA field. > > Here's a typical report for today, so far, for a joke list server I manage: > > smtp > 26 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > casagrande.com: 63.149.125.11 > 12 no MX host for cometmail.com has a valid A record > 12 no MX host for konza.ixks.com has a valid A record > 4 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > mrtc.com: 208.135.166.71 > 4 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > asapgroup.com: 205.152.200.2 > 3 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > tgtel.com: 208.157.10.23 > 3 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > tbaytel.net: 206.47.150.179 > 2 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > gilanet.com: 216.234.216.41 > 2 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > pdrpip.com: 207.108.255.251 > 2 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > helpmenet.com: 24.168.252.64 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > prtcnet.org: 208.135.166.72 > 1 mailer loop: best MX host for leading.net is local > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > kricket.net: 63.167.27.107 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > neovision.com: 206.98.234.8 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > drg4ibm.com: 192.168.3.225 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > ruralnet.org: 65.206.60.1 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > eastky.net: 204.68.227.107 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > drg4ibm.com: 208.233.106.35 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > cornhusker.net: 63.239.54.2 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > y2kcafe.cc: 204.49.74.10 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > kaleky.com: 207.247.24.244 > 1 numeric domain name in resource data of MX record for > hci.net: 207.203.13.246 > > > Len > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Men & Mice: QuickDNS - DNS Expert - DNS Training - DNS Consulting > DNS Classes: Maidenhead, 01/21-23/02, Frankfurt 02/13-14/02 > http://www.menandmice.com/8000/8100_course_schedule.html > >

Messages In This Thread: advice by Karl Schroll on Jan 7, 2002 at 12:22:03 pm Re: advice by Len Conrad on Jan 7, 2002 at 12:35:32 pm Re: advice by Karl Schroll on Jan 7, 2002 at 2:27:27 pm Re: advice by Men & Mice Support on Jan 8, 2002 at 5:00:57 am