Is This A DNS or MX Problem?

Barry Finkel b19141 at achilles.ctd.anl.gov
Thu Jun 14 14:20:03 UTC 2001


Allie Syadiqin" <allie at time.net.my> wrote:

>>Hi,
>>     I need some help on this MX thing. Basically, I am not knowledgeable 
>>in DNS configuration. In other words, I'm a newbie, so  any help will be 
>>greatly appreciated. Please provide step-by-step instructions if possible. 
>>Thanks.
>>
>>I created a virtual namebased domain, hydroseis.com and basically all other 
>>services, eg. ftp, http, works fine. But when I tried to send a test email 
>>to abc123 at hydroseis.com, I received the following message :-
>>
>>==================================================================================
>>
>>This is a delivery status notification from mail.vserver.com.my,
>>running the Courier mail server, version 0.28.
>>
>>UNDELIVERABLE MAIL
>>Your message to the following recipients cannot be delivered:
>><abc123 at hydroseis.com>:
>><<< configuration error: mail loops back to myself (MX problem).
>>

The answer to your question is "neither".  It is a mailer problem.
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