Need help setting up clients MX record

[Larry Webb]

I have to setup my first MX record for one of my reseller accounts that
has their own email server. I've got it working but I know it's wrong
because I'm using the email server's IP address instead of the FQDN host
name.

I'm hoping someone using Web Host Manager can look at a screen capture
of my current setup and help me get it right.

Thanks for your time
Larry

 

[Tina - AffordableHOST, Inc.]

I have to setup my first MX record for one of my reseller accounts that
has their own email server. I've got it working but I know it's wrong
because I'm using the email server's IP address instead of the FQDN host
name.

I'm hoping someone using Web Host Manager can look at a screen capture
of my current setup and help me get it right.

You need to use their mail server (example: mx2.theirdomain.com) in order
for it to work. You can set that up in their Cpanel control panel.

--Tina

 

[Larry Webb]

You need to use their mail server (example: mx2.theirdomain.com) in order
for it to work. You can set that up in their Cpanel control panel.

--Tina

Tina:

The problem is their mail server is identified by an IP address -
64.179.109.151. The way I understand it, in my DNS Zone, I should have
the IP address point to a machine name (mail.gardall.com ?) and then
have the MX record pont to mail.gardall.com

I'm just not sure what goes where.

Thanks
Larry

 

[Toby Inkster]

I have to setup my first MX record for one of my reseller accounts that
has their own email server. I've got it working but I know it's wrong
because I'm using the email server's IP address instead of the FQDN host
name.

Oh. That's not good. A company with whom the charity for which I work has
a commercial relationship has made this mistake recently and they've been
bouncing a lot of mail!

You need something like this:

mail.example.net A 123.45.67.89
example.net MX 10 mail.example.net

HTH

 

[Larry Webb]

Larry Webb wrote:




Oh. That's not good. A company with whom the charity for which I work has
a commercial relationship has made this mistake recently and they've been
bouncing a lot of mail!

You need something like this:

mail.example.net A 123.45.67.89
example.net MX 10 mail.example.net

HTH

Thanks HTH,

You've confirmed what I found looking into this. I've made the changes
and the DNS report now shows things are now OK. I wonder if it takes
some time for this to resolve.

Larry

 

[Toby Inkster]

Thanks HTH,

HTH isn't my name. HTH = "Hope that helps".

I wonder if it takes some time for this to resolve.

Yep -- I believe it theoretically depends on the TTL value associated with
your DNS entries (usually set at 1 day), but in practice it usually takes
a couple of days for the rest of the world to catch up with you.

 

[Mark Parnell]

Thanks HTH,

His name is Toby.

HTH = Hope That Helps.
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=usenet+acronyms

 

[Hywel]

His name is Toby.

Only during the day time. At night he's "Tobias - Slayer of Cuddly,
Furry Creatures". He's mighty scary, too.

 

[Toby Inkster]

Only during the day time. At night he's "Tobias - Slayer of Cuddly,
Furry Creatures". He's mighty scary, too.

<gnash> Rarrr!!!! <squeak>