I've searched for this but I can't find an issue that answers my problem, so I thought I'd ask you all for some help. The problem The issue is that DNS checking sites like DNS Report (the link will report things are fine now because I have a hand-created file in there temporarily) says that my Golgotha.net domain does not have any MX entry. But I disagree! That domain not only has one MX, but also a backup SMTP entry. If it were only dnsreport.com I wouldn't mind, but another DNS checker reports the same error. A "dig" for type MX also turns up nothing. What I've done I created the domain and the MX records with ISPConfig -- the software saving me from ever having to touch a BIND config file is one of its greatest features! Mail seems to work. I can send and receive mail on that domain okay. Data to consider Excerpt from /etc/bind/pri.golgotha.net that ISPConfig created: Code: $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA ns1.golgotha.net. webmaster.golgotha.net. ( 2006071302 ; serial, todays date + todays serial # 28800 ; refresh, seconds 7200 ; retry, seconds 604800 ; expire, seconds 86400 ) ; minimum, seconds ; NS ns1.golgotha.net. ; Inet Address of name server 1 NS ns2.golgotha.net. ; Inet Address of name server 2 ; mail MX 10 mail.golgotha.net. mail2 MX 20 smtp2.easydns.com. ( --snip-- Further below: ) golgotha.net. A 88.198.36.74 ( --snip-- ) ns1 A 88.198.36.74 ns2 A 216.220.40.243 mail A 88.198.36.74 ( --snip-- ) Now, from the working one I copied and hand edited: Code: @ IN SOA ns1.golgotha.net. webmaster.golgotha.net. ( 2006071400 ; serial number YYMMDDNN 28800 ; Refresh 7200 ; Retry 864000 ; Expire 86400 ; Min TTL ) NS ns1.golgotha.net. NS ns2.golgotha.net. MX 10 mail.golgotha.net. MX 20 smtp2.easydns.com. $ORIGIN golgotha.net. ns1 IN A 88.198.36.74 ns2 IN A 216.220.40.24 mail IN A 88.198.36.74 www IN A 88.198.36.74 Why the difference in the MX layout? Anyone have any clues? Whacks with a clue-bat would be appreciated; TIA.
the difference is mail / mail2 normally you would have to enter zone.tld. MX 10 whatyoudeside.zone.zld. In case of that shortended notation the @ replaces the zone for which that file is. So mail MX 10 whatyoudeside.zone.tld. adds an mx to mail.zone.tld. But what you want is an MX pointing to zone.tld. hth Ben
Thanks Ben! So just to make sure I've got this straight, when creating the MX, ISPConfig has a field for for the "Mailserver:", and there one should normally put the 2-level domain name, such as "example.com". Duhh! Seems simple enough. I think the term "mailserver" was causing me to think "host and domain name". Thanks again. ________ Mercedes-Benz M114 Engine Specifications
