> Dan Muey wrote:
> > 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?
> >
> > How is it do that lookup?
> >
> > What info is it expecting/needing to get?
> >
> > I ask because we have one domain that can't send anythign
> > out because they all get stuck in queueu with said error message.
> It is looking for the ip of the remote server to where it has to send
> the mail
That's what I figured but since it was screwy I wans't sure
> >
> > I had them change their smtp to our qmail server and all is
> creamy and
> > dreamy now. But I really would like Exim to be their SMTP server.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
> make sure your dns server is working and your mail gateway
> can ping any
> of the listed servers in the errors, or try to use dig to
> test for the
> MX records
[/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]#
If I ping, say gateway2.pilotonline.com then they fail not only form the exim server but also
From an internet based ping service.
That's got to be it but why would that happen all of a sudden to all domains that these folks are trying to send to.
Strange.
Thanks
Dan
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> > TIA
> >
> > Dan
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> Fernando Sanchez
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