I can't get the mailserver to work correctly. I'm using Debian Sarge 3.1 and followed the Perfect Setup When I check the domain with a domain checker I get: no mailserver available for this domain. While I can send a email to the domain with Outlook and receive it again. Emailing to someone on the same server isn't working. So my mailforms aren't working the way they should. When I do dig mx domain I get this: ; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> mx domain.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 5052 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;domein.com. IN MX ;; Query time: 20 msec ;; SERVER: 85.92.129.34#53(85.92.129.34) ;; WHEN: Fri Apr 14 15:23:29 2006 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 47 Netstat -tap: Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:mysql *:* LISTEN 2 112/mysqld tcp 0 0 *:10000 *:* LISTEN 1 7600/perl tcp 0 0 *:81 *:* LISTEN 2 301/ispconfig_http tcp 0 0 domain:domain *:* LISTEN 1 616/named tcp 0 0 server2.domain:domain *:* LISTEN 1 616/named tcp 0 0 192.168.10.6:domain *:* LISTEN 1 616/named tcp 0 0 localhost.locald:domain *:* LISTEN 1 616/named tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 6 084/proftpd: (acce tcp 0 0 localhost.localdoma:953 *:* LISTEN 1 616/named tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 2 7449/master tcp6 0 0 *:imaps *:* LISTEN 2 029/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *op3s *:* LISTEN 2 050/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *op3 *:* LISTEN 2 037/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:imap2 *:* LISTEN 2 016/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 1 8011/apache2 tcp6 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 2 266/sshd tcp6 0 0 ip6-localhost:953 *:* LISTEN 1 616/named tcp6 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 2 7449/master tcp6 0 0 *:https *:* LISTEN 1 8011/apache2 tcp6 0 2220 domain.com:ssh j238108.upc-j.chel:1422 ESTABLISHED2 325/sshd: user [p I tried a lot of different things already but I can't figure it out. Maybe you can help
Your problem is not realted to your mailserver, it is a DNS problem. Please create an MX record in the DNS server authoritive for your domain, that points to your mailserver.
I did that already and in my DNS records they show up. $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA ns1.domain.nl. info.domain.nl. ( 2006041304 ; serial, todays date + todays serial # 28800 ; refresh, seconds 7200 ; retry, seconds 604800 ; expire, seconds 86400 ) ; minimum, seconds ; NS ns1.domain.nl. ; Inet Address of name server 1 NS ns2.domain.nl. ; Inet Address of name server 2 ; mail MX 10 domain.nl. mail2 MX 20 domain.nl. domain.nl. A 85.92.128.63 www A 85.92.128.63 ftp A 85.92.128.63 pop A 85.92.128.63 mail A 85.92.128.63 ns1 A 85.92.128.63 ns2 A 85.92.128.64 localhost A 127.0.0.1 mail2 A 85.92.128.64 ;;;; MAKE MANUAL ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE! ;;;; Did I miss something?
Just a guess - shouldn't that be the following? Code: MX 10 domain.nl. MX 20 domain.nl. As far as I remember you usually don't have a name in front of the MX. Maybe that confuses the domain checker? Or perhaps the checker uses old (cached) data.
It is working now. I don't get a error with domain testing anymore. I will test de emailing in the form but I am sure that that is also working now. Thanks hastlaug and till for your help.
It is almost working now. I don't get an error for mailserver anymore. And I can receive email from my other server. Only when I use my own smtp server (on the same server as the email address) for sending email, or use an emailform to send a email to someone on the same server it isn't working. If I use the mailserver of my Dutch provider chello I receive the mail. I can send email with the to evenry other email address, accept the ones on the same server. Thanks for the help so far. It is almost working
