I get "No mail exchanger (MX) records available for rim.com" error just for a couple of domains

[Samad Agha]

Thanks to all who replied.

Basically bouncing the in.named (/etc/init.d/inetsvc stop/start) fixed the
problem. This sure was weird.

Samad

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Dave Sparro <dsparro at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/19/2010 2:58 PM, Samad Agha wrote:
>
>> Dave or anyone else who can help:
>>
>> 4- Yes, is only rim.com <http://rim.com> & tmo.blackberry.net
>> <http://tmo.blackberry.net> that error out. Everything else resolves
>> just fine on ns2 and EVERYTHING, including rim.com <http://rim.com> &
>> tmo.blackberry.net <http://tmo.blackberry.net>, get resolved on ns1:
>>
>>
>> root at harley:/var/adm # nslookup
>> Default Server: ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us <http://ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us>
>>
>> Address:  206.117.120.66
>>
>>  > rim.com <http://rim.com>
>> Server: ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us <http://ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us>
>>
>> Address:  206.117.120.66
>>
>> *** ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us <http://ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us> can't find
>>
>> rim.com <http://rim.com>: Non-existent host/domain
>>  > tmo.blackberry.net <http://tmo.blackberry.net>
>> Server: ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us <http://ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us>
>>
>> Address:  206.117.120.66
>>
>> *** ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us <http://ns2.ci.glendale.ca.us> can't find
>> tmo.blackberry.net <http://tmo.blackberry.net>: Non-existent host/domain
>>
>
>
> Okay, maybe we're getting somewhere.
>
> the two domains in question are served by the same two DNS servers:
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> blackberry.net.         600     IN      NS      xns01ykf.rim.net.
> blackberry.net.         600     IN      NS      xns01lhr.rim.net.
>
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> xns01lhr.rim.net.       159     IN      A       193.109.81.21
> xns01ykf.rim.net.       160     IN      A       206.51.26.10
>
> One of the RIM servers (xns01lhr.rim.net) appears to be down from here as
> well, so that could be what caused you to have a problem suddenly.
>
> You probably want to look at the network path between your NS2 server and
> the xns01lhr.rim.net (206.51.26.10) server.
>
> Going out on a limb here, but what's the netmask on your NS2 server?
>
>
>
> --
> Dave
>
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