From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 31 15:49:21 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5F9416A41F for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:49:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jprothe@usd217.org) Received: from galley.usd217.org (galley.usd217.org [209.42.72.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1016643D49 for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:49:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jprothe@usd217.org) Received: by galley.usd217.org (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 6472A13C44C; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:49:18 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [209.42.72.23] (techbook [209.42.72.23]) by galley.usd217.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 979A513C441; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:49:13 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <4315D177.5040900@usd217.org> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:49:11 -0500 From: Jerod Prothe User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (Windows/20050716) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Greg Barniskis References: <4315C67B.9020907@usd217.org> <4315CF0E.2020707@scls.lib.wi.us> In-Reply-To: <4315CF0E.2020707@scls.lib.wi.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on galley.usd217.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mail malady - dns/postfix X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:49:21 -0000 Greg Barniskis wrote: > Jerod Prothe wrote: > >> Greetings all, >> On my network, we used to have some NT box acting as the mail >> exchanger and a faulty dns for our domain. That box has nearly >> crumbled. It's still active, but no longer accepting mail. I set up >> a computer (called galley) with 5.4 and it is (supposedly) running >> authoritative dns for our domain, and is handling mail via postfix. >> Since I changed the dns, I alerted our registrar, which was originally >> doing lookups for us. >> The problem is, now local citizens are trying to send mail to us, but >> they are getting bounce messages reporting that it couldn't talk to >> otto, the old NT box. > > > [config snipped] > >> There may be more at stake here: If this doesn't work well, then any >> credibility that I have with my employer concerning using open-source >> may be exhausted. Any other conf's I should show? > > > At a glance (not thorough inspection) your config looked OK. Expire time > of 100 days seems a bit long. > > When I nslookup MX for your domain, I get the addr of your new server > "galley", so no apparent problem there (although I see from a follow-up > post that some folks are getting MX = otto, and *that* is your problem > in a nutshell). > > If otto is no longer providing any services to the outside world, how > about just indicating via DNS that otto is CNAME to galley? > CNAME to galley? That's a good idea. I changed it and reduced the expire time to 10d (I got it out of the Lehey Complete FreeBSD book). I wonder why it is that Australia has updated but a US State has not? Thanks for your help.