Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 12:37:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Josef Grosch <jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com> To: sderdau@xtdl.com (Stephen A. Derdau) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MX records Message-ID: <199704291937.MAA12683@superior.mooseriver.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970429140344.19581A-100000@user.xtdl.com> from "Stephen A. Derdau" at "Apr 29, 97 02:29:10 pm"
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Stephen A. Derdau said: >Asking a question first time. Not sure if addressing the correct group. >Anyways brief discription of situation. >My network administrator has left . We did not get any documentation >as to how the system is laid etc. I myself am not a network adminis >trator but am finding myself having to learn things pretty quickly. > >My question deals with email to a domain that we do virtual hosting for. >We have the domain name pointing to us however the email part of this >will be pointing do another server at another company. > >If someone could tell me what files I should look into to point any emails >that may come to this domain to the proper servers? > >The person asking me to change this gave me two domains and ip numbers >to where the info should be forwarded to. > >WE are running Freebsd doing uname -v I get. > >FreeBsd 2.1.0-Release # 0.....which may of had modifications to it > from the last administrator regarding updates. > >Well here it goes. > You're best bet is to get DNS and BIND by Paul Albitz & Cricket Liu. It is published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. ISBN 1-56592-236-0. Make sure you get the 2nd edition. It should set you back about $35.00. Read the first 4 chapters and look at chapter 5 for a discussion on MX records. Good luck Josef -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 2.2.1 jgrosch@sirius.com | Micro$oft free world | UNIX for the masses
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