RE: [cobalt-users] RAQ2 - Still Can't send mail to AOL HELP!

["Paul Alcock" <webmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Thanks Dan,
> > but I'm not sending mail through raq1.agilitysystems.com ! :(
> > (At least I don't think I am!)
> > It should be going through raq2.agilitysystems.com
>
> Watch carefully, Paul, and I'll do some magic for you <smile>... be sure
> to watch the hands; they move more quickly than the eye...
>
> <snip>
> [jlasman@alpha jlasman]$ nslookup raq2.agilitysystems.com
> Server:         207.86.87.1
> Address:        207.86.87.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   raq2.agilitysystems.com
> Address: 64.135.71.137
> Name:   raq2.agilitysystems.com
> Address: 64.135.71.133
>
> [jlasman@alpha jlasman]$ nslookup 64.135.71.133
> Server:         207.86.87.1
> Address:        207.86.87.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> 133.71.135.64.in-addr.arpa      name = raq2.agilitysystems.com.
>
> Authoritative answers can be found from:
> 71.135.64.in-addr.arpa  nameserver = ns1.usda.net.
> 71.135.64.in-addr.arpa  nameserver = ns2.usda.net.
> ns1.usda.net    internet address = 64.135.0.60
> ns2.usda.net    internet address = 64.135.0.61
>
> [jlasman@alpha jlasman]$ nslookup 64.135.71.137
> Server:         207.86.87.1
> Address:        207.86.87.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> *** Can't find 137.71.135.64.in-addr.arpa.: No answer
>
> Authoritative answers can be found from:
> 71.135.64.in-addr.arpa
>         origin = ns1.usda.net.
>         mail addr = dnsadmin.ix.usda.net.
>         serial = 2002012501
>         refresh = 21600
>         retry = 3600
>         expire = 604800
>         minimum = 900
>
> [jlasman@alpha jlasman]$
> <snip>
>
> Note that you've got two IP#s for this machine name.  One is answered
> unauthoritatively and the other isn't answered.
>
> Bad reverse DNS.  Case Closed.  Be sure to listen again next week when
> we present the case of the missing DNS-server <smile>.
>
> Jeff
> --
> Jeff Lasman
Thanks Jeff, I'm being the energizer bunny on this one.
I admit to some confusion and agree with another post about the Cobalt GUI
not leading towards an understanding about DNS.
In my case, I relied entirely on the GUI to administer the DNS and domain
setups.
64.135.71.133 is the ip of my RAQ2
64.135.71.137 is the ip of my PC
My RAQ2's name is raq2.agilitysystems.com
I host multiple websites, one per ip address.
one of those is www.agilitysystmes.com
My email is sent from my pc (MS Outlook) with SMTP set as agilitysystems.com
(Please fogive my use of Outlook!)

My T1 provider has now setup reverse dns records for all of my domains.
Plus a ptr record for my raq2 and my pc using the ip addresses above.
(ie. ptr records from ....133 & ....137 to raq2.agilitysystmes.com)

Your info above indicates that neither of the ip addresses (..133 || ...137)
resolve to an authoritative address.

Soooooo, what should I do to 'resolve' that ?

T.I.A.
Paul.