nameserver for your domain is malfunctioning

[deepdown]

Bob Lockie wrote:

> I can get mail sometimes and not others.
> 
> "The nameserver for your domain is malfunctioning.
> 
> [linux-dev ph:~] host -t mx lockie.ca
> Nameserver not responding
> lockie.ca MX record not found, try again
> 
> [linux-dev ph:~] host ns.lockie.ca
> ns.lockie.ca            A       24.141.149.99";
> 
> 
> Here is the zone file for lockie.ca
> 
> @       IN      SOA     ns.lockie.ca.   postmaster.lockie.ca. (
>                         2002101802      ; serial
>                         ; 28800         ; refresh
>                         360             ; refresh
>                         14400           ; retry
>                         3600000         ; expire
>                         86400           ; default_ttl
>                         )
> 
>                 IN      A       24.141.149.99
>                 MX      10      mx.lockie.ca.
>                 NS              ns.lockie.ca.
> 
> localhost       IN      A       127.0.0.1
> 
> mx              IN      A       24.141.149.99
> ns              IN      A       24.141.149.99
> 
> www             IN      A       24.141.149.99
> mail            IN      A       24.141.149.99
> sftp            IN      A       24.141.149.99
> 
> 
> I have no idea what I did wrong.
> It works from the inside and most people can send me mail 
> (and this domain can sometimes).
> 
> It seems to work from the inside.
> # host -t mx lockie.ca
> lockie.ca mail is handled by 10 mx.lockie.ca.
> 
> Can somebody see what I did wrong?

According to the root servers for TLD .ca there are 2 name servers
authoritive for lockie.ca:
lockie.ca.              86400   IN      NS      ns.synerworks.ca.
lockie.ca.              86400   IN      NS
d141-149-99.home.cgocable.net.

You only have 1 DNS configured in your zone for lockie.ca.

Regards,

Henk