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Thanks for the pointers Simon Waters wrote: > Martin Gautier wrote: > >> Does "Host not found, try again" refer to the SMTP server >> (mailhost.myisp.co.uk) not being found or the destination host >> (hotmail.co.uk) not being found? >> > > Refers to "mailhost.myisp.co.uk" > > A quick "dig" shows this record is "NXDOMAIN" (non-existent domain) in > the DNS, so it doesn't exist. But I'm unclear if you obfuscated this bit > or not - when asking about DNS issues never obfuscate the details as it > stops folk helping you. > > Hmm. OK makes sense, sorry - it's mailhost.zen.co.uk dig (from the actual server in question) gives: ; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> mailhost.zen.co.uk ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 7013 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;mailhost.zen.co.uk. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: mailhost.zen.co.uk. 636 IN A 212.23.3.98 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: zen.co.uk. 484 IN NS ns1.zen.co.uk. zen.co.uk. 484 IN NS ns0.zen.co.uk. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.zen.co.uk. 5307 IN A 212.23.3.1 ns0.zen.co.uk. 3705 IN A 212.23.8.1 ;; Query time: 56 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.3.1#53(192.168.3.1) ;; WHEN: Mon Mar 23 20:35:40 2009 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 120 Where 192.168.3.1 is the router. It seem to me that the server knows where to send to... >> myserver.mydomain.org.uk is using the DNS service provided by the >> broadband router - perhaps it should be using the DNS servers provided >> by the ISP directly? >> > > Customarily the DNS has one view, so if they have put the mailhost in > their internal view only that would be a daft thing for them to do. > > Either way you can use "dig" to figure out if they have done that. > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html