Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 21:19:55 -0700 From: "Raymundo M. Vega" <RaymundoVega@home.com> To: Jahanur R Subedar <jahanur@jjsoft.com> Cc: Johan Petersson <johpe159@student.liu.se>, FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DNS/Sendmail Message-ID: <393DCD6B.147994B1@home.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000606112103.5174A-100000@ns2.jjsoft.com>
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The purpose of CNAME records is to make aliases of hosts, which means you *are not* allowed to use the domainname on either side of the CNAME. write a valid hostname and try again. if you want to test your dns, then use nslookup and type: set q=mx bitmap.com. work on your DNS files until it gives back the right answer raymundo Jahanur R Subedar wrote: > > Try 0 or 10 instead of 50 in the MX record. > and then telnet to the prot number 25, like this. > > telnet bitmap.com:25 > you should get a promt but you should see the escape character. > And if you do then you should be ok. > > I hope that helps. > > Jahanur > > On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Johan Petersson wrote: > > > Hello! > > > > I have setup a small LAN (2 machines=) > > www.bitmap.com works but when I try to > > send mail to johpe@bitmap.com it doesn't > > work. I don't no if it's a DNS or sendmail > > problem.. > > > > db.bitmap.com: > > > > @ IN SOA bitmap.com. johpe.bitmap.com. ( > > 2000060403 > > 86400 > > 7200 > > 8640000 > > 86400 ) > > > > IN NS bitmap.com. > > IN A 223.147.37.1 > > IN MX 50 bitmap.com. > > > > monster IN A 223.147.37.2 > > www IN CNAME bitmap.com. > > ftp IN CNAME bitmap.com. > > > > From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>: > > ----------8<--------------------- > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > > ... while talking to bitmap.com.: > > >>> HELO > > <<< 501 5.0.0 HELO requires domain address > > 554 5.0.0 <johpe@bitmap.com>... Service unavailable > > ------------8<-------------------- > > > > Best regards > > > > --Johan > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > Jahanur R Subedar > WWW.JJSOFT.COM > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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