Greg Woods... where are you?
Jay R. Ashworth
jra at scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
Mon Jul 21 21:33:42 UTC 1997
On Mon, Jul 21, 1997 at 03:57:30PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > |------------------------- Failed addresses follow: ---------------------|
> > <woods at weird.com> ... transport smtp: 550 '<jra at scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>SIZE=2483' sender address target 'scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us' is not a valid domain (no MX record).
>
> The error says exactly what it means. (FYI I've had it up to here with
> spam and I'm not accepting mail from anyone who can't get their DNS right.)
I dislike to have to correct hats, but...
get a real mailer.
Script started on Mon Jul 21 17:28:47 1997
bash$ ns
Default Server: ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
Address: 204.198.80.2
> set q=any
> scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us.
Server: ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
Address: 204.198.80.2
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
mailbox = bbrush.scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
text = contact.thpl.lib.fl.us
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us CPU = SPARCstation 20/51 OS = SunOS 4.1.4
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.3
thpl.lib.fl.us nameserver = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.2
> exit
script done on Mon Jul 21 17:29:13 1997
> Your DNS is rather sparse of MX records. You might want to add at least
> the following as well:
>
> thpl.LIB.fl.us. MX 1 scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us.
> scfn.thpl.LIB.fl.us. MX 1 scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us.
>
> Either that or use a return address of <jra at ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us>
> (i.e. the "MAIL FROM:" address given in the SMTP envelope).
The return address you should have had was "jra at baylink.com".
baylink.com MX's to scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us, which is an A record.
$ ns -q=any baylink.com
Server: ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
Address: 204.198.80.2
baylink.com
origin = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
mail addr = jra.scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
serial = 960502
refresh = 3600 (1 hour)
retry = 300 (5 mins)
expire = 3600000 (41 days 16 hours)
minimum ttl = 3600 (1 hour)
baylink.com nameserver = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
baylink.com CPU = SPARCstation 20/51 OS = SunOS 4.1.3_U1
baylink.com
mailbox = jra.scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
text = contact.baylink.com
baylink.com preference = 1, mail exchanger = scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
baylink.com nameserver = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.2
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.3
Apologies to the NANOG list, but until Greg makes his mailer a littl
less (incorrectly) anal-retentive, he otherwise won't see this... and
I'd hate for an ops guy not to know that his gear is configured wrong.
:-)
Cheers,
-- jra
--
Jay R. Ashworth jra at baylink.com
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