Re: [cobalt-users] MX record help needed

[John Milo <john.m@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jon

email me the DNS Records
you are setting for you virtual site.

and start from there

Cheers
John Milo


Jonathan Rosenberg wrote:

> I am going nuts trying to configure a virt site to accept email.  I have
> tried a couple MX configs and none work.  I tried the way it is in the Raq3
> manual and in the list archives.
>
> server background:
> columbusinteractive.com is IP xxx.xxx.xxx.145 (it is the base url of the
> Raq3, also used as the DNS server) , politics2004.com is a virtual site on
> IP xxx.xxx.xxx.146
> it is set to accept mail for the domain in the site settings.
>
> when it is set like it says to in the manual:
> politics2004.com  mail sent to high pri. server  www.politics2004.com or
> columbusinteractive.com ,  I get the following error:
>
> The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <politics2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 554 MX list for politics2004.com. points back to ns1.columbusinteractive.com
> 554 <politics2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... Local configuration error
>
> The same thing happens if I send mail to politics2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> And if I set no MX record, I get the following error (expected):
>
> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 553 politics2004.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
> 554 <politics2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... Local configuration error
>
> so, what on earth do I set the MX records to be?  Thanks!!!!
>
> Jon
>
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