Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:48:18 -0600 From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net> To: John <papalia@UDel.Edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DNS Setup Message-ID: <199912170042.SAA12662@zeus.anet-chi.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19991215230917.009e45a0@mail.udel.edu>
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You need an MX (mail exchanger) record, be sure to change the serial number...
# more named.soa
@ IN SOA chopin.ombuds.siu.edu. root@ombuds.siu.edu. (
1999110301 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh
1800 ; Retry
3600000 ; Expire
86400 ) ; Minimum
IN NS chopin.ombuds.siu.edu.
IN NS saluki-dns2.siu.edu.
chopin IN A 131.230.217.1
ombuds.siu.edu IN MX 5 chopin.ombuds.siu.edu
# nslookup
Default Server: saluki-dns.siu.edu
Address: 131.230.252.1
> set q=any
> ombuds.siu.edu
Server: saluki-dns.siu.edu
Address: 131.230.252.1
Non-authoritative answer:
ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu
ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = saluki-dns2.siu.edu
ombuds.siu.edu
origin = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu
mail addr = root\@ombuds.siu.edu
serial = 1999110301
refresh = 10800 (3H)
retry = 1800 (30M)
expire = 3600000 (5w6d16h)
minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
ombuds.siu.edu preference = 5, mail exchanger = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu
ombuds.siu.edu internet address = 131.230.217.1
Authoritative answers can be found from:
ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu
ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = saluki-dns2.siu.edu
chopin.ombuds.siu.edu internet address = 131.230.217.1
saluki-dns2.siu.edu internet address = 131.230.252.2
>
At 11:12 PM 12/15/99 -0500, John wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>I set up a local (publically accessible) name server, got a friend to do
>secondary for me, and registered several domains. For some reason,
>whenever peopel try to send me test messages, they come back as "host
>unknown". If the same users try to ping my boxen, or use web access to
>them, they resolve no problem. Only mail comes back as "host unknown".
>
>I have sendmail allowed in /etc/hosts.allow. I have mx records in all the
>name databases. I have O'Reilly's sendmail book on order, and it should be
>here tomorrow :) Any other places I should start looking? Does DNS have to
>be expressly permitted in /etc/hosts.allow? This makes no sense since i
>can be pinged and looked up?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>John
>
>
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