Re: [exim] dnslookup router problems

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Author: Reven Sánchez
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] dnslookup router problems
Ok, both Donovan and Bob were right. Sorry. It's not an exim issue. I
suppose the st 510 doesn't handle mx records to well (regular queries
are handled ok).

Thanks for your help guys,
Reven

On Apr 5, 2005 3:42 AM, Donovan Jones wrote:
> Sounds more like the router is not responding to dns requests properly.
> Have you checked this?
>
> From the exim box try
>
> # host -t mx address.net 192.168.1.1
>
> where 192.168.1.1 is the address of your router. If you get no response
> the forwarding dns server on the router is not configured properly and
> thats the problem.


On Apr 5, 2005 3:52 AM, Bob Johannessen wrote:
> Could it be that the DNS cache in the 510 is to dumb to understand
> MX queries? Setup the router as the only nameserver in resolv.conf
> and test with:
>
>         dig -t mx exim.org

>
> This should return at least a section like this:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> exim.org.      301     IN      MX      5 sesame.csx.cam.ac.uk.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

>
> If it doesn't, try again with your ISPs nameserver(s) in resolv.conf
>
>
>         Bob

>