Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 16:32:26 -0800 From: Brian Sobolak <sobolak@mindspring.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Exim and DNS - need a hand on DNS config Message-ID: <32112067804.20011201163226@mindspring.com>
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hi Short question: How do I get DNS to publish planetshwoop.com, instead of just www.planetshwoop.com or magenta.planetshwoop.com? Longer version (including details): I'm trying to get my mail server working so I can have my email addr match my domain. I've chosen Exim, which I've setup and configured, and am running it on 4.4-STABLE. The exact error message that I'm getting from Exim is (modified to fit inside this msg) 2001-12-01 14:49:50 16AIx3-0008JV-00 ** \ brian@magenta.planetshwoop.com R=send_to_gateway \ T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mailer after \ end of data: host mail.mindspring.com \ [207.69.200.226]: 550 rejected: cannot \ route to sender <brian@planetshwoop.com> It's using a remote SMTP server because earthlink (aka my ISP, aka mindspring) does not allow outgoing SMTP - it's blocked at the router level. I have to use their SMTP servers. So I've configured Exim to relay to one of the mindspring servers, and that's been working fine. However, I suspect that the 550 error message that I'm getting is because, as it says, planetshwoop.com doesn't actually appear in DNS. I checked this from another network and indeed, when I try to type "lynx http://planetshwoop.com" it doesn't work, but it will work for www or magenta.planetshwoop.com (the name of the host). I did the BIND configuration myself, following the instructions *exactly* from _The Complete FreeBSD Handbook_ by Lehey. I have included MX records in my DNS files. I believe however that I need to get DNS to publish planetshwoop.com, not just planetshwoop.com or magenta.planetshwoop.com? What piece of the DNS config am I missing, or is this Exim problem completely unrelated? TIA brian -- Got work? http://www.planetshwoop.com/resume/ This is how I think: http://www.planetshwoop.com/blog/ Brian Sobolak sobolak@myrealbox.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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