MX problem inbound messages bounced

[B.J.]

On 3 Sep 1999 17:09:46 -0700, jbruer <jbruer at flashcom.net> wrote:

>messages bounced with error: no mx record or IP address. Running Postfix
>on SuSe 6.1.  One address through Flashcom over SDSL.


> ls -d bruer.org
[dns8.register.com]
$ORIGIN bruer.org.
@                       1H IN SOA       dns7.register.com.
root.register.com. (
                                        1999060704      ; serial
                                        3H              ; refresh
                                        1D              ; retry
                                        1W              ; expiry
                                        1H )            ; minimum

                        1H IN NS        dns7.register.com.
                        1H IN NS        dns8.register.com.
                        1H IN A         209.67.235.236
                        1H IN MX        10 abraham
ftp                     1H IN CNAME     @
www                     1H IN CNAME     @

  Just as the bounce message says ... the only mx rr points to a
non-existant host (no A record for abraham).



> > bruer.org
> Server:  abraham.bruer.org
> Address:  209.67.235.236

> bruer.org       preference = 10, mail exchanger = abraham.bruer.org
> bruer.org       preference = 20, mail exchanger = relay4exodus.net

  Bruer.org has been delegated to dns7 & dns8.register.com. Only the
data they have for your zone matters.

  B.J.