Re: [cobalt-users] Re: Mail Loops Back to Me Error

["Dale McIsaac" <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Nick,

Thanks for your e-mail. I have checked my DNS configuration and just can't
work out where I have gone wrong. Would you or anyone else be willing to
look at my DNS records for me? I'm completely baffled.

Thanks and regards

Dale McIsaac

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Voth" <nvoth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, 11 June 2000 08:17
Subject: [cobalt-users] Re: Mail Loops Back to Me Error


> Hello,
>
> This is usually caused by a mail loop being set up in the MX records for
the
> domain name.  You will need to trace the mail routing sequence that you
have
> set up in all MX records. It can also be an issue that one or more DNS
> servers don't have a current copy of your domain records and they point to
> the wrong place.
>
> Basically mail server A sends mail to mail server B which has old or
> incorrect MX records and things that server A should deliver the mail,
thus
> you have your loop.
>
> -Nick Voth
>
>
> > Message: 14
> > From: "Dale McIsaac" <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 23:40:32 +1200
> > charset="iso-8859-1"
> > Subject: [cobalt-users] Mail Loops Back to Me Error
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a mail loops back to me error on some of the domains I am
hosting.
> > The mailserver reports: config error: mail lopps back to me (MX
problem?)
> > Local configuration error.
> >
> > The domain in question is filmsite.co.nz (209.217.19.172)
> >
> > Can anyone shed some light on this? Is it a DNS issue?
> >
> > Thanks and regards
>
>
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