Looks to be my boo boo evidently. I thought I had set the /var/spool/postfix/etc/resolv.conf to the correct DNS server, but evidently I didn't. Too close to the problem I guess.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Squire > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:35 PM > To: JRiley" <<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; SpamAssassin ML > Subject: RE: [SAtalk] DNS issues > > > Actually, good point. The prod servers point to the prod DNS > servers, and each of the prod, and test DNS servers contain > the same records for DNS. They aren't the same though > because I did a domain xfer, but because I just set them up > as close to the same as I could. Theoretically they should > know about the test domain, but maybe not? I wonder if I > should point the test servers at the prod DNS? That way they > are all looking at the same records? > > Thanks for your help! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: JRiley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:25 PM > > To: Mark Squire; SpamAssassin ML > > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] DNS issues > > > > > > You stated you setup the DNS server for the test network.. > > but you didn't say what nameservers your prod servers are > > using...and if there if you have xfer'd the zones or not so > > the prod nameservers have the updated information for your > > testnetwork's zone. -JR > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Squire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "SpamAssassin ML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 4:00 PM > > Subject: [SAtalk] DNS issues > > > > > > Hi all, > > Some of you were kind enough to give this new-B some advice > > before regarding this issue, but I am a little baffled by > > something. I set up a mail server as a test server, and put > > it on it's own network. I then set up a router so that it > > can route to and from our prod net. I set up a DNS server on > > that router, and set things up appropriately DNS-wise for the > > appropriate domains. I am trying to send mail from this > > server to another server in our prod network. To do that you > > need the appropriate MX, PTR, and A records. So I ping the > > prod server from the test mail server by name, and it > > resolves, and responds. I do the following checks to be sure > > DNS is set up: > > > > Nslookup > > >Set type=mx > > >domain.com > > > > It responds with the appropriate addressing. > > > > >Set type=PTR > > >xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa > > > > It responds with the appropriate server name. > > > > Yet when I connect to this test mail server from the prod > > server, it does not recognize it. I get a: > > > > (Name service error for name=mail.mailtest.com type=MX: Host > > not found, try again) > > > > Any ideas? > > > > BTW, the /etc/resolv.conf, and the > /var/spool/postfix/etc/resolv.conf > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. > Perforce is the > > Fast Software Configuration Management System offering advanced > > branching capabilities and atomic changes on 50+ platforms. > Free Eval! > > http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Spamassassin-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. > Perforce is the Fast Software Configuration Management System > offering advanced branching capabilities and atomic changes > on 50+ platforms. Free Eval! > http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html > > _______________________________________________ > Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. Perforce is the Fast Software Configuration Management System offering advanced branching capabilities and atomic changes on 50+ platforms. Free Eval! http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk