Re: [cobalt-users] mail.domain.com

["Rod Poplarchick" <rod@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Original Message -----
> From: "Rod Poplarchick" <rod@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 3:08 PM
> Subject: [cobalt-users] mail.domain.com
>
>
> > I have tried many setting and I cant seem to get my Box to let me check
> mail
> > from mail.domain.com.
> >
> > Can someone please point me the correct direction to set my DNS, MX and
A
> > records to allow people to check mail.domain.com.
> >
> > The reason I need this is my ISP was doing all my DNS on their server
and
> > now I setup my own DNS. The way we had it set is to have mail.domain.com
> for
> > incoming and outgoing mail. Now I have to let all my users now to change
> > their settings (what a pain.)
> >
> > Now that I switch on my DNS we can only check mail from domain.com
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> > Rod Poplarchick
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andras Kende" <andras@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] mail.domain.com


> Hello Rod,
>
> Just create an Address (A) Records for the same IP address as your domains
> are
> it will solve your problem...
> Like:
> domain1.com            222.111.222.111
> mail.domain1.com    222.111.222.111
>
> domain2.com            222.111.222.112
> mail.domain2.com    222.111.222.112
>
> etc....
>
> Andras Kende
>
Ok I figured out my problem but have not solved how to fix it.
I'm am on a Raq3.
I was using my Raq's host for all DNS ( I would email them and they would
add any DNS to their DNS servers DNS1.sierratel.com and DNS2)

A few weeks ago another Raq user on sierratel and I decided to use our own
DNS servers and use each others boxes as Secondary.

He has been using his box as primary and secondary for awhile now for all
his DNS.

We made all of our dns records to my server and turned it on.

Everything seemed to work fine but I have a few glitches.

1) I have changed some domains (and my Main domain of the box) to my DNS
server with the registrars. but any DNS changes I make on my box to the
domains come and go.(subdomains that work one day and then the next day they
don't)  Sometimes they work they way I have them set up and sometimes they
work like they were on sierratels DNS setting. (????)

ALL new domains that were never on Sierratels DNS work fine and I can check
mail from mail.domain.com and make subdomains that work fine every day.

2) every time I save changes to DNS in the GUI I get this in my log file
<snip>
 8 22:46:59 www named[386]: couldn't create pid file '/var/run/named.pid'
</snip>
If I restart manualy ( /etc/rc.d/init.d/named restart ) in SSH the error is
not there.

3) If I change the server settings ( Network and turned on the DNS server.
General Settings) to have my IP address from sierratels DNS to my new
primary and secondary  DNS IP's  I get this in my log on script.
<snip>
This servers nameserver thinks 209.155.26.149 equals the *** Can't find
server name for address 209.155.26.151: Non-existent host/domain ***
bliptech.com can't find 209.155.26.149: Non-existent host/domain
 Cobalt's ns1.cobalt.com thinks 209.155.26.149 equals the *** Can't find
server name for address 209.155.26.151: Non-existent host/domain
 Name: www.surfus.com  209.155.26.149
</snip>
Bliptech is the host for the my new secondary DNS.


The original DNS with my Host dns looks like this.
<snip>
This servers nameserver thinks 209.155.26.149 equals the Name:
www.surfus.com
Cobalt's ns1.cobalt.com thinks 209.155.26.149 equals the Name:
www.surfus.com
209.155.26.149
</snip>
here is my defalt dns settings
<snip>

cat /etc/named/pri.surfus.com
$TTL 900
surfus.com. IN SOA www.surfus.com. admin.www.surfus.com. (
        2002040608
        10800
        3600
        604800
        900
        )
surfus.com.     IN      NS      www.surfus.com.
; End SOA Header
surfus.com.     in      a       209.155.26.149
mail.surfus.com.        in      a       209.155.26.149
ns1.surfus.com. in      a       209.155.26.151
ns2.surfus.com. in      a       209.155.26.148
www.surfus.com. in      a       209.155.26.149
surfus.com.     in      mx      30 www.surfus.com.
mail    in      mx      30 www.surfus.com.
www     in      mx      30 www.surfus.com.


 cat /etc/named/pri.ncnhpa.org
$TTL 86400
ncnhpa.org. IN SOA www.surfus.com. admin.www.surfus.com. (
        2002040609
        10800
        3600
        604800
        86400
        )
ncnhpa.org.     IN      NS      www.surfus.com.
; End SOA Header
ncnhpa.org.     in      a       209.155.26.151
mail.ncnhpa.org.        in      a       209.155.26.151
www.ncnhpa.org. in      a       209.155.26.151
ncnhpa.org.     in      mx      30 www.ncnhpa.org.
mail    in      mx      30 www.ncnhpa.org.
www     in      mx      30 www.ncnhpa.org.

Sorry this is so long I just wanted to get it all out there.
thanks for the help.
Rod P