Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:17:48 -0700 From: "Dave Overton" <dave@syix.com> To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Sendmail - host name lookup failure Message-ID: <008d01c1e726$dfc61a00$2248abcd@leopard> In-Reply-To: <20020418205542.GA74173@wjv.com>
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I see the MX records "normal" here also, but sendmail doesn't. That's the rub, why doesn't it work??? Send email to that address from your server, see if YOU can send him email! dave Dave Overton SYIX.COM > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Bill Vermillion > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:56 PM > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Sendmail - host name lookup failure > > > Putting quill to paper and scribbling furiously > on Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 16:55 , Simon missed achieving > immortality when he said: > > > > > If that's the case, why would it report: > > > cboegwy01.boe.ca.gov.: host name lookup failure > > > instead of no MX record found? > > >From nslookup. > > Server: bilver.wjv.com > Address: 192.168.95.95 > > boe.ca.gov preference = 5, mail exchanger = cboegwy01.boe.ca.gov > boe.ca.gov nameserver = media.boe.ca.gov > boe.ca.gov nameserver = nwmgmt.boe.ca.gov > cboegwy01.boe.ca.gov internet address = 168.71.115.200 > media.boe.ca.gov internet address = 168.71.5.200 > nwmgmt.boe.ca.gov internet address = 168.71.5.202 > > > Server: bilver.wjv.com > Address: 192.168.95.95 > > Non-authoritative answer: > Name: cboegwy01.boe.ca.gov > Address: 168.71.115.200 > > So the MX for boe.ca.gov ic cboegwy01.boe.ca.gov according to > my links. > > > -Simon > > > > On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:39:35 -0700 (PDT), Andrew Matheson wrote: > > > > >I just attempted to dig for an mx record for > cboegwy01.boe.ca.gov and > > >didn't find a match. Try this from the machine in question: > > > > > >dig cboegwy01.boe.ca.gov MX > > > > > >This might be the cause of your problem. Sendmail > > >doesn't know where to deliver the mail. > > > > > >Good Luck, > > >Andrew > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > -- > Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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