Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ3/DNS] Cannot email master nameserver from slave

[SM <nntp@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 18:24 27-09-2001 +0300, Per M Knutsen wrote:
>The master ns has a host some-domain.com which it also serves web-content
>for (i.e. the server functions both as a nameserver and web-server). I have
>updated the named.conf on the slave, but when I try to send email to users
>within the zone some-domain.com, I get the error message "User unknown". The
>user does exist (on the master). It appears the slave is of some reason
>searching for the user locally, as messages are not bounced from the
>master's mail-server. The error message appears immediately when I try to
>send email via mail or pine. The mail program exists and then saves the

You mentioned that you verified the sendmail.cw file to see whether the
domain is listed there.  Did you verify the MX record for that domain?

>All other domains tested (that are served on the master) do not have the
>above mentioned problem. Only if the recipient user does indeed exist do I
>get the "No such user" message, but then contained in a bounced email
>message as expected.

I am as perplexed.  Could you paste the maillog error?  If possible, email
me the domain name off-list.

Regards,
-sm