> > Why is Exim getting locked in a mail loop when sending to
> mediaone.net?
>
> Since it isn't leaving landau.labnet.com we would need to see config
> or debug logs for that machine. Try
> exim -d -bt marcus_jones@???
(landau)(root)(2003.05.26 13:28)
(/root) -> exim -d -bt marcus_jones@???
Exim version 3.36 debug level 1 uid=0 gid=0
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 3.3.11: (July 12, 2001)
marcus_jones@???
deliver to marcus_jones@???
router = lookuphost, transport = remote_smtp
host mail.mediaone.com [0.0.0.0] MX=0
> 0.0.0.0 is special, to might well cause problems, however the
> DNS entry
> for mediaone.com looks OK to me right now:
(/root) -> dig mediaone.com mx
; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> mediaone.com mx
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 11493
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mediaone.com. IN MX
;; ANSWER SECTION:
mediaone.com. 83270 IN MX 0 mail.mediaone.com.
;; Query time: 161 msec
;; SERVER: 205.238.148.11#53(205.238.148.11)
;; WHEN: Mon May 26 13:30:04 2003
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 51
(landau)(root)(2003.05.26 13:30)
(/root) -> dig mail.mediaone.com
; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> mail.mediaone.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 35576
;; flags: qr aa; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mail.mediaone.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
mail.mediaone.com. 86400 IN A 0.0.0.0
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
mediaone.com. 86400 IN NS ns1.zoneedit.com.
mediaone.com. 86400 IN NS ns2.zoneedit.com.
mediaone.com. 86400 IN NS ns3.zoneedit.com.
;; Query time: 68 msec
;; SERVER: 205.238.148.11#53(205.238.148.11)
;; WHEN: Mon May 26 13:30:11 2003
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 114