funky result when I do an nslookup for the MX record

[David Botham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> Behalf Of Colin
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 12:57 AM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Subject: funky result when I do an nslookup for the MX record
> 
> 
> I'm setting up a DNS server for Domain1.com.  Domain1.com's DNS and
> mail is currently handled by Domain2.net.  The plan is to host our own
> DNS so we are going to point our domain name (Domain1.com) to our new
> DNS server but we want to keep using Domain2.net's mail server and web
> server for a week of so.  I created recors for the web server and it
> works fine.  I created a MX record for the mail server but get a funky
> result when I do an nslookup for the MX record:
> 
> > set q=mx
> > domain1.org
> Server:  Domain1.org
> Address:  99.88.77.66.

Above you mention domain1.com and here you lookup domain1.ORG.  I assume
this is a typo that happened when you tried to hide the real domain
name.

Do not hide your domain and someone here will almost surely be able to
help you out.

Also, use dig, not nslookup.



> 
> Domain1.org       preference = 0, mail exchanger = smtp.Domain2.net
> Domain1.org       nameserver = dns.domain1.org
> nicholas.sspca.org      internet address = 99.88.77.66
> 
> 
> Notice there is no address for smtp.Domain2.net.
> 
> My question(s) is: Will this cause any problems?  Why is the address
> for smtp.Domain2.net not displayed when I do an  nslookup for the MX
> record?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Colin