RE: DNS Issue
- From: "Brian Parker" <bparker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 17:15:14 +0100
Hi David
Assuming your mail servers do not forward mail directly to have dns resolved
there, you need to ensure you have A and MX records for your mailservers in
your DNS. The MX record will be used by incoming mail to route to your
organisation.
HTH
Regards
Brian Parker
Senior Computing Officer
-----Original Message-----
From: david [mailto:apba08@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:10 PM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] DNS Issue
Dear all,
I am running Windows 2k Server and Server 2k.
The network has recently been reconfigured by "experts" for broadband and to
join a wide area network for all local schools, and I have received virtually
no incoming e-mail since! I can send e-mail out though.
When I run a DNS report ( www.DNSreport.com <http://www.dnsreport.com/> ) the
clue seems to be that I get a "Fail" on the "Connect to mail servers". The
message reads "Error: I could not connect to one or more of your mail servers:
mx.segfl.ifl.net: Timed out [Last data sent: QUIT]"
The other mail servers are dns1.segfl.ifl.net and dns0.segfl.ifl.net.
The "expert" tested it by logging on top his server (also within the WAN) and
e-mail was fine.
Similarly the ISP can send through e-mail.
Can anybody confirm that this is a DNS issue within the mail server that I
can't connect to, or might it be within my own configuration?
The site is northmead.surrey.sch.uk
Regards
David S.
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