[cobalt-users] DNS setup and mail server setup questions...

["newsletters@xxxxxxxxxxx" <newsletters@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've heard that mail servers are REALLY sensitive to DNS problems. I 
think I may have a DNS misconfiguration.

lineauxserves.com is registered as a host at 216.205.149.52
(I was on vacation and a coworker registered the host without an actual 
hostname. Hopefully, this is not part of the problem).


In the DNS settings in my control panel:
relevant SOA config settings:
primary name server: lineauxserves.com
secondary:  (none)

I have these A records:
lineauxserves.com       216.205.149.52
admin.lineauxserves.com 216.205.149.52
mail.lineauxserves.com  216.205.149.52
www.lineauxserves.com   216.205.149.52

and finally:
lineauxserves.com  mail is sent to the High priority mail server  
mail.lineauxserves.com 


Any advice is greatly appreciated!

thank you,

jim kreinbrink
(sorry, I may have spammed the list with an autoreply last month!)


   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<emailTest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    (reason: system config error)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
553 5.3.5 lineauxserves.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX 
problem?)
554 5.3.5 <emailTest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... Local configuration error

Reporting-MTA: dns; www.lineauxserves.com
Received-From-MTA: DNS; mail.lineaux.com
Arrival-Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:27:40 -0600

Final-Recipient: RFC822; emailTest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Action: failed
Status: 5.3.5
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; system config error
Last-Attempt-Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:27:41 -0600