[Exim] Re: Help Explain

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Author: Suresh Ramasubramanian
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To: Exim User list
CC: Odhiambo Washington
Subject: [Exim] Re: Help Explain
+++ Odhiambo Washington [exim-users] <29/09/01 11:07 +0300>:
> FROM:<ptjon@???> SIZE=1971: host mailhost.concentric.net
> [207.155.198.87]: 451 4.0.0 <ptjon@???>... Sender
> domain cyberis.fr not found in DNS,or not compliant with section 6.2.7 of
> RFC 822


$ dig cyberis.fr MX
; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> cyberis.fr MX 
;;    cyberis.fr, type = MX, class = IN
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
cyberis.fr.        1H IN SOA    fiesta.rmm.fr. root.fiesta.rmm.fr. (
                    2001091401    ; serial
                    6H        ; refresh
                    1H        ; retry
                    5w6d16h        ; expiry
                    2D )        ; minimum



No MX record ... or any other DNS records except for the SOA.

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> cyberis.fr 
;;    cyberis.fr, type = A, class = IN
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
cyberis.fr.        2D IN SOA    fiesta.rmm.fr. root.fiesta.rmm.fr. (
                    2001091401    ; serial
                    6H        ; refresh
                    1H        ; retry
                    5w6d16h        ; expiry
                    2D )        ; minimum



> Some people have domains out there which have no A records, no MX records?
> Or am I becoming stupid by the day?


No you aren't. Either their DNS server is FUBAR, or rmm.fr has nuked that
site for some reason by yanking out its dns records and stopping DNS services
for that domain.

    -suresh


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Suresh Ramasubramanian <----> mallet <at> efn dot org
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