Re: [cobalt-users] Can't send mail using the set-up...

[Jason Camp <bossacobalt01@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for replying...here is my answer to your
inquiries..

--- Al-Juhani <aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > > 
> > > Could someone correct me if the set-up is
> wrong???
> 
> What is it that you want to do? 
> 
> > > BoxA
> > > -Sendmail is running on this box
> > > -act as a  dns server <ns1.bossa.net.au> 
> > >  configured with the following DNS entries:
> > > 
> > > * agrihort.com.au     203.98.92.130    
> > > * mail.agrihort.com.au      203.98.92.130    
> > > * www.agrihort.com.au       203.98.92.130    
> > > * agrihort.com.au   mail is sent to the High
> priority
> > > mail server    mail.agrihort.com.au 
> > > -In the email server setting, I have added
> > > agrihort.com.au domain
> > >  in the Host/Domain Aliases option 
> > > -In the email server setting, I have added BoxB
> in the
> > >  Relay for the following Hosts/Domains option
> 
> 
> BOX A has a LOCAL mail server configured and
> consider users as LOCAL.
> 
> 
***I thought by adding this DNS entries, BoxA will fwd
the mail to BoxB..Am I right???

> > > 
> > > BoxB
> > > -Sendmail is also running on this box 
> > > -contains the website www.agrihort.com.au
> > > -I have added  a mail test account 
> 
> Already there is a www record on BOX A so why
> there is a www record on BOX B.
> 
*** BoxB is our main web server machine. This box host
most of our sites. BoxA act as our DNS server as well
as web server (host 2 domains).  

> There is no Mail Server configured on this BOX B.
> User-Unknown is returned from your BOX A as it
> has the mail server "mail.agrihort.com.au" and as
> the
> user is not there it will send you user unknow.
> Check the header of the message.
> 

*** I thought that BoxA will forward it to BoxB???
Since their is a DNS entry in BoxA saying that for the
domain agrihort.com.au  refer to BoxB..

> > > Then I receive the error message "Unknown user"
> when I
> > > try to send a mail using smtp server (BoxA) to
> the
> > > agrihort mail account (which is in BoxB)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Where did I go wrong here???
> > > 
> 
> OK some questions:
> 
> 1. What is the IP address of BOX B.

203.xx.xx.140

> 2. Is Box A on the Net and B is on the local lan?

Both of them are on the net

> 3. Do you want to fwd emails from BOX A to B?

Yes this is what I want to do.

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Al-Juhani
> aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx
> 
>  
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