RE: [Exim] Suddenly lots of "host lookup did not complete" e…

> >When Exim can't deliver a message because "host lookup did not
> >complete" is it trying to lookup the host of the sender or reciever?
>
> The reciever.
>
> >What info is it expecting/needing to get?
>
> The internet adress of the server to deliver to.
>
> >Any thoughts?
>
> Not really.

Thanks for the info that will really help track it down.

>
> Do you get "DNS lookup of hotmail.com (MX) gave TRY_AGAIN"
> for when running
> "exim -d -bt srm_dfr@???" ?

Nope I get:

[/home/dmuey]# /usr/sbin/exim -d -bt srm_dfr@???
Exim version 3.36 debug level 1 uid=0 gid=0
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: DB 2.4.14: (6/2/98)
srm_dfr@???
deliver to srm_dfr@???
router = lookuphost, transport = remote_smtp
host mx4.hotmail.com [65.54.254.151] MX=5
host mx4.hotmail.com [65.54.253.230] MX=5
host mx2.hotmail.com [65.54.252.230] MX=5
host mx2.hotmail.com [65.54.254.145] MX=5
host mx2.hotmail.com [65.54.166.230] MX=5
host mx1.hotmail.com [65.54.254.129] MX=5
host mx1.hotmail.com [65.54.252.99] MX=5
host mx1.hotmail.com [65.54.166.99] MX=5
host mx3.hotmail.com [65.54.253.99] MX=5
host mx3.hotmail.com [65.54.254.140] MX=5
[/home/dmuey]#

That command will be good to know thanks. Here's from one of the offending addresses:

[/home/dmuey]# /usr/sbin/exim -d -bt tiffany.nieves@???
Exim version 3.36 debug level 1 uid=0 gid=0
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: DB 2.4.14: (6/2/98)
tiffany.nieves@??? cannot be resolved at this time:
host lookup did not complete
[/home/dmuey]# host -t mx pilotonline.com
pilotonline.com mail is handled by 100 mailhost2.infi.net.
pilotonline.com mail is handled by 60 gateway1.pilotonline.com.
pilotonline.com mail is handled by 70 gateway2.pilotonline.com.
[/home/dmuey]#

So now the question is why can I host, dig, or even nslookup
the domain and all is well but exim can't find it?

See isn't that weird?
It seems to only be happening to one domain out of about fifteen.

Thanks!

Dan
>
> That's the weird thing, the error message is "TRY_AGAIN", not
> "NONEXIST".