Timeout issues - Suggestions / Solutions?

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> In working to debug another problem with some others, I've noticed that I'm
> unable to do a MX query for Lycos.Com without it timing out. Upon trying to
> deliver mail to Lycos.com, it times out getting a MX record for Lycos.com
> and thus does a A record lookup for Lycos.Com. This ends up causing issues
> as the mailing list software tries to deliver e-mail to Lycos.com @
> 209.202.192.30 which is NOT a mail server.

	Your MTA is broken.  You should fix it or else you will mis-deliver
	other mail.

	Mark

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