Re: [cobalt-users] new to raq 4, email does not work

["Rick" <carp1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Kriwitsky" <list3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 8:08 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] new to raq 4, email does not work


> >
> > Wow...you bet.  The server is located at 68.117.108.42
> > I am using virtual hosting on a static IP with 8 sites up now.
> >
> > I was trying to email an account I set up for the site
> > www.circlesystemsinc.com the email address I was sending to
> > is carp1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx sending from carp1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > The mail was returned stating: Domain of sender address
> > carp1@xxxxxxxxxxx does not exist. That is the address I am
> > sending this from.
> >
> > Needless to say no sites have working email.........any
> > thoughts would be implemented. I really want to get this running.
> >
> > I should mention I am a carpenter by trade.  This is new
> > territory for me.
> >
>
> Please don't top post your replies.
>
> There is a problem with your DNS.
> When I try to look up your DNS it says ns2.scecnet.net is authoritative
> but it isn't answering. It's looping somehow.
>
> Your whois for the domain says:
> DNS.SPACESTAR.NET
> DNS1.SPACESTAR.NET
> But doing a lookup on your domain doesn't reach either of those.
>
> dns1.spacestar.net doesn't appear to respond.
> My ISP doesn't seem to have a problem finding you though.
> --- looking up mailexchange for scecnet.net
> --- found mailexchange "mail1.mailscrubbers.com"
> --- contacting host mail1.mailscrubbers.com [209.58.248.13] on port 25
>
>
> 220 mail1.mailscrubbers.com; ESMTP Sun, 25 Apr 2004 06:00:28 -0700
> > RCPT TO: <carp1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 250 2.1.5 <carp1@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Recipient ok
>
> ns2.scecnet.net [206.191.254.65]
> 206.191.254.65 has no PTR record.
>
> --- looking up mailexchange for circlesystemsinc.com
> --- contacting nameserver 68.56.0.6 (68.56.0.6)
> --- found mailexchange "wildmail.circlesytemsinc.com"
> --- error: Host not found
>
> I get no DNS info for circlesytemsinc.com when I try via my ISP.
> circlesystemsinc.com doesn't seem to exist.
>
> --
> C2003 Dan Kriwitsky
> 
> Please reply to the list only. Off list replies are not read.
>
First I need to thank this list and it's members for taking the time to
discuss these issues with me.

Ok, I am running a raq3 w/ raq4 OS.  It is located at 68.117.108.42.  I have
a single static IP.  Use Zoneedit.com for my DNS server.  Hosting multiple
sites using virtual hosting.  I would like to offer email to my clients.  My
ISP is Charter.net.  It is cable.  I am considering a fractional T1 later if
I can make this work.
I set up mx records for mail.circlesystemsinc.com, and for secondary mx I
created something I called wildmail.circlesytemsinc.com.  I probably should
have used
smtp.circlesystemsinc.com.  I have three more rack servers, one with dual
xeon processors, one with dual PIII processors and one Athlon.  All running
windows 2000 server.  The xeon seems to host the multiple site fine, just
have problems with the mail again.  Oh and my email address I am using is
from a different ISP that the server is located on.  Should I set up the
other machines to act as DNS and MX servers?  Will that help in
"legitimizing" my presence on the web?

I guess I am getting confused as to which way to go next.

Also just got this email from root(Cron deamon) to root:

zcat: stdout: Broken pipe
zcat: stdout: Broken pipe

this went on and on.........

Thanks again.

Rick