Re: [cobalt-users] Mail help on RAQ 4

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

flash22@xxxxxxx wrote:

> > ... while talking to chi.maxsolns.com.:
> 
> ehems.org       nameserver = pcnet1.pcnet.com
> ehems.org       nameserver = pcnet2.pcnet.net
> ehems.org       preference = 10, mail exchanger = mail.maxsolns.com
> ehems.org       preference = 20, mail exchanger = pcnet1.pcnet.com
> ehems.org       canonical name = chi.maxsolns.com
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> You can't do that, you aliased the domain with a cname, you can not also
> specify an MX for it, the alias is all you are allowed to do if you use
> it, the MX data in fact comes from where it points, you have created a
> loop ;P

I'm not sure what you mean, because mail.maxsolns.com and
chi.maxsolns.com are NOT necessarily the same machine; I don't see why
you see a loop.  Please explain so we can all learn <smile>.

I do see, btw, that pcnet2..pcnet.net is listed as a nameserver for the
domain but it doesn't seem to be authoritative for it.

Jeff
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