Re: Greg Woods... where are you?

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra () scfn thpl lib fl us>]

On Mon, Jul 21, 1997 at 03:57:30PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > |------------------------- Failed addresses follow: ---------------------|
> >  <woods () weird com> ... transport smtp: 550 '<jra () 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 () 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 () 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
-- 
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