RE: [cobalt-users] Email and Mx records/Dns problems

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> ERROR: You have one or more MX record(s) that contain an IP 
> address. This is not valid. Some mail servers may be able to 
> send you mail, others may not. The problem MX records are: 
> 81.168.76.189.
> 
> ERROR: I could not complete a connection to any of your mailservers!
> 81.168.76.189: Could not connect without glue or A record.
> If this is a timeout problem, note that the DNS report only 
> waits about 30 seconds for responses, so your mail may work 
> fine in this case but you will need to use testing tools 
> specifically designed for such situations.
> 

Your MX records need to be a domain, not an IP. All you should need to
do is create an A record for mail.example.com and point your POP3 to
that. Same for the MX record. But, if mail is getting accepted then it
sounds like your MX is correct. The SMTP would be the same as the POP3.
Relaying by SMTP would depend on whether you allow POP before SMTP or
put the sender's IP in the allowed to relay field. Your IP 81.168.76.189
seems to have no rDNS which you may want your ISP to correct.

-- 
C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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