RE: [cobalt-users] MX Record Change on RaQ2

["Ray Yon" <ryon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

I appreciate the response, however, I don't believe you answered the
question.  I stated in my question that I knew I needed to change the MX
record.  In fact, the subject of this email is "MX Record Change".  Your
solution states that I must change the MX record.  You answered my question
by restating it back to me.  No help! :-)

I'll try to be more specific...

What file do I need to change?
Where specifically is the file located on the RaQ2?
What information in the file needs to be changed?
How do I restart the DNS server after it is changed?

Really, I'm not trying to be smartass.  I just don't know where to go.  I
appreciate any wisdom you can provide.


Thanks,


Ray Yon



-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Lasman
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 6:45 PM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] MX Record Change on RaQ2
Importance: Low


At 03:13 PM 3/9/00 -0500, you wrote:

>I want all mail for one of my domains to be forwarded to another mail
>server. I have the ip address of the mail server, but do not know where to
>change it.  I have learned from my studies that it has something to do with
>changing the MX record for the domain, but that's about all I know.  Can
>some one tell me specifically which file needs to be changed and where it
is
>located?

Easy way:  change the MX record you've now got for the domain to point to
whatever other system you wish to handle the mail.

Be sure to tell the other system to handle mail for this domain.

More robust solution; set up the RaQ2 with an additional MX record for the
domain, with a higher priority, resolving to the mail server you wish to
handle mail for the domain.  Be sure to tell the other system you wish to
handle the mail.

>Also, is this change immediate, or does it require stopping and restarting
>the server?

You need to stop and restart the DNS server.  If you're using the gui
interface, you just click to update DNS and it will restart the
server.  Otherwise you need to do it manually.

Jeff

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Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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