[THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
- From: Henry Sieff <hsieff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:13:00 -0600
You and I were both transposing the t and the d; htdlaw.com does indeed have
no mx.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Rogers [mailto:Andrew.Rogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 9:43 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
>
>
> But there is one!
> http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name=3Dhdtlaw.com&type=3DMX=20
>
> I tells ya, go complain to the people who have htdlaw.com -
> tell em to shou=
> t at their ISP/ns host :)
> Somethings clearly screwy with their nameserver/dns setup
>
> Andrew
> --o--
>
> >>> rlambert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 25/03/04 15:28:24 >>>
> Michael,
>
> Because no mx exists.
>
> http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=3D3Dhtdlaw.com=20
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Boggan [mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20=20
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:17 AM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'=20
> Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
>
> Ok. I have reverse dns setup for my mail server at
> vdimail.com. I try
> sending to the email address at htdlaw.com and it still will
> not go. My
> mail goes through trend viruswall so I can see it on the
> screen when it
> goes
> through. Normally it will process the mail then report message
> forwarded to
> whatever server at whatever domain, but with this one it just
> processes
> the
> message but doesn't send it. If you look in the queued
> message file, it
> gives a message about unknown domain or address. It CAN'T find an mx
> record
> for the domain. This is really driving me nuts. Any other
> suggestions?
>
> > _________________________________=3D20
> >=3D20
> > Michael Boggan
> > Network Engineer/Citrix Admin
> > Virtual Desktop Inc.=3D20
> > Dallas, Texas=3D20
> > Ph: (972) 960-6400=3D20
> > Fax: (972) 960-6445=3D20
> > email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx=3D20=20
> > http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com=3D20=20
> > _________________________________=3D20
> >=3D20
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Sieff [mailto:hsieff@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20=20
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:17 PM
> To: Michael Boggan
> Subject: RE: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
>
>
> OK, like I said, first thing is to have your ISP delegate the
> in-addr.arpa
> space for your IP block to your ns's. After that, creating a ptr is
> pretty
> easy in win2k, if memory serves me correctly (I us BIND for DNS, which
> is
> all config file based, but I have at least one machine set up with
> Win2K's
> DNs if you need a hand there.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Boggan [mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:35 PM
> > To: 'Henry Sieff'
> > Subject: RE: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> >=3D20
> >=3D20
> > Yeah.
> >=3D20
> > > _________________________________
> > >=3D20
> > > Michael Boggan
> > > Network Engineer/Citrix Admin
> > > Virtual Desktop Inc.
> > > Dallas, Texas=3D20
> > > Ph: (972) 960-6400=3D20
> > > Fax: (972) 960-6445=3D20
> > > email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx=3D20=20
> > > http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com=3D20=20
> > > _________________________________=3D20
> > >=3D20
> >=3D20
> >=3D20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Henry Sieff [mailto:hsieff@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:56 PM
> > To: Michael Boggan
> > Subject: RE: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> >=3D20
> >=3D20
> > You're using Win2K's built in DNS stuff?
> >=3D20
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Boggan [mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:04 AM
> > > To: 'Henry Sieff'
> > > Subject: RE: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> > >=3D20
> > >=3D20
> > > Yes those name servers are on our network. We control them.
> > >=3D20
> > > > _________________________________
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Michael Boggan
> > > > Network Engineer/Citrix Admin
> > > > Virtual Desktop Inc.
> > > > Dallas, Texas
> > > > Ph: (972) 960-6400=3D20
> > > > Fax: (972) 960-6445=3D20
> > > > email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx=3D20=20
> > > > http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com=3D20=20
> > > > _________________________________=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > >=3D20
> > >=3D20
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Henry Sieff [mailto:hsieff@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:29 AM
> > > To: Michael Boggan
> > > Subject: RE: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> > >=3D20
> > >=3D20
> > > The first step is to contact whoever provided you with your
> > IP address
> > > space, which looks like SBC, and ask them to delegate
> > authority of the
> > > rDNS space, or in-addr.arpa space corresponding to your
> netblock to=3D20
> > > you your name
> > > servers:
> > > dns1.vdesktop.net.
> > > dns2.vdesktop.net.
> > >=3D20
> > > Then, you'll need to set up 230.173.216.in-addr.arpa rDNS
> zone on=3D20
> > > those two ns's. I can give you a hand with that if you have
> > > administrative control of
> > > both of those name servers. I can also tell you what you need=3D20
> > > to ask for if
> > > you do not have administrative control.
> > >=3D20
> > > As someone else pointed out, this immediate problem could
> also be=3D20
> > > caused by some discrepencies in the records for that domain,=3D20
> > > although
> > a properly
> > > configured resolver should still be able to find the mx
> > > record (provided its
> > > cache of root name servers is current).
> > >=3D20
> > > Either way, rDNS entries are important, and everyone should
> > have them
> > > configured.
> > >=3D20
> > > So, I guess the big question is, who manages the NS's?
> > >=3D20
> > > Henry
> > >=3D20
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Michael Boggan [mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:09 AM
> > > > To: 'Henry Sieff'
> > > > Subject: RE: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Ok thanks. I am not very DNS savvy. I know the basics
> > and that's
> > > > about it. Any idea how I do what you are refering to in windows
> > > > 2000 dns?
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >=3D20
> > > > > _________________________________
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > Michael Boggan
> > > > > Network Engineer/Citrix Admin
> > > > > Virtual Desktop Inc.
> > > > > Dallas, Texas
> > > > > Ph: (972) 960-6400
> > > > > Fax: (972) 960-6445=3D20
> > > > > email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx=3D20=20
> > > > > http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com=3D20=20
> > > > > _________________________________=3D20
> > > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Henry Sieff [mailto:hsieff@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:07 AM
> > > > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'=20
> > > > Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > > > I just checked both of your domains; for your mail
> server on each
> > > > one you lack a rDNS ptr record. Many mail servers out there are
> > > > configured to just
> > > > dump mail which comes from servers w/o a rDNS PTR. Fix it,=3D20
> > > > and I'd wager the
> > > > problem with that domain (and probably others you don't
> know=3D20
> > > > about) will go
> > > > away.
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> >
> http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=3D3DPrairie
> title.com=
> >
> > >
> http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=3D3Dvdimail.com=20
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Henry
> > > >=3D20
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Michael Boggan [mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:51 AM
> > > > > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'=20
> > > > > Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > Well we have 2 different domains trying it.
> > > Prairietitle.com and I
> > > > > tried from my server which is vdimail.com
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > > _________________________________
> > > > > >=3D20
> > > > > > Michael Boggan
> > > > > > Network Engineer/Citrix Admin
> > > > > > Virtual Desktop Inc.
> > > > > > Dallas, Texas
> > > > > > Ph: (972) 960-6400
> > > > > > Fax: (972) 960-6445
> > > > > > email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx=3D20=20
> > > > > > http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com=3D20=20
> > > > > > _________________________________=3D20
> > > > > >=3D20
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Henry Sieff [mailto:hsieff@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:36 PM
> > > > > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'=20
> > > > > Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: very wierd email problem
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > Well, ns1.swbell.net has them:
> > > > > =3D
> http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name=3D3Dhdtlaw.com&ty
> pe=3D3DMX=20
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > and at your mail server, you are recursing to it:
> > > > >
> http://www.menandmice.com/cgi-bin/DoDig?host=3D3Ddns1.vdesktop.net=
> >
> > > > .&domain=3D3Dhdtla
> > > > > w.com&type=3D3DMX&recur=3D3Don
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > so I don't know. What is the domain that is having trouble
> > > > sending to
> > > > > hdtlaw.com?
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Michael Boggan [mailto:MBoggan@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:49 PM
> > > > > > To: 'THIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'=20
> > > > > > Subject: [THIN] OT: very wierd email problem
> > > > > >=3D20
> > > > > >=3D20
> > > > > > Here goes. I have a user sending an email to
> htdlaw.com. =3D20
> > > > > > The recipient
> > > > > > never recieves the email, but does recieve emails from
> > > > > other people,
> > > > > > including one i sent her from a hotmail account.
> When i do an
>
> > > > > > nslookup it says no MX record exists. I then check
> > > > > dnsstuff.com and
> > > > > > it says no MX record exists. I know that is why we
> > > can't send her
> > > > > > mail, but how is she receiving other emails? Anyone
> > > ideas. I am
> > > > > > baffled.
> > > > > >=3D20
> > > > > > > _________________________________
> > > > > > >=3D20
> > > > > > > Michael Boggan
> > > > > > > Network Engineer/Citrix Admin
> > > > > > > Virtual Desktop Inc.
> > > > > > > Dallas, Texas
> > > > > > > Ph: (972) 960-6400
> > > > > > > Fax: (972) 960-6445
> > > > > > > email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx=20
> > > > > > > <http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com>=3D20
> > > > > > > _________________________________=3D20
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