Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 20:06:16 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: bsd account <bsd@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Server setup mystery...HELP? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980113200210.24708X-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980113084740.265A-100000@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au>
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On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, bsd account wrote: > Hi folks... > Thanks to Dan & Randy for their replies to "Help startingDNS". > I have got problems! - ain't we all ;^) > I am sorry...I am a bit of a dummy but I'm trying! > > Problems are as follows: > a) When Routed runs stuff like PINE Telnet etc wont run! Appears to > be looking at the modem's semi-permanent connection!?? > b) When routed option is set to NO Pine LYNX etc all work fine but > mail being delivered can't arrive. > Says that "554 <bsd@smmc.qld.edu.au> local congiguration error exists. > 554 MX entry smmc.qld.edu.au. points back to smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au" Routed OFF is the correct configuration. However problem b) is a DNS problem: gdi,ttyp1,~,18>host smmc.qld.edu.au smmc.qld.edu.au has address 203.56.180.1 smmc.qld.edu.au mail is handled (pri=10) by smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au gdi,ttyp1,~,20>host smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au has address 203.56.180.1 Notice that smmc.qld.edu.au == smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au. Your MX record points back to the same machine, creating a mail loop. Sendmail is doing you a favor telling you about the misconfig. I suggest removing your MX entry or point it to a different machine. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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