MX problem: loopback

[Andy Shull]

Do you have your mail server configured to accept mail from xxx.com. For
instance if running sendmail enter the domain in the sendmail.cf file.

Regards,

Andy Shull               ashull at synctech.net
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> From: mwhitset at phybertek.com
> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:50:27 -0400
> To: Rainer Collet <rain_c1 at web.de>, comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> Subject: Re: MX problem: loopback
> 
> Sorry,  I see your A record.. What was I thinking..
> 
> -Mark
> mwhitset at phybertek.com wrote:
> 
>> Don't point your MX line to a CNAME...
>> 
>> -Mark Whitsett
>> 
>> Rainer Collet wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I am very new to DNS, so please can you help me with the following problem?
>>> Nameserver and mailserver runs on the same host. I have written this
>>> zonefile:
>>> --snip
>>> $ORIGIN xxx.com.
>>> 
>>> @   1D IN SOA @ nsmaster.xxx.com (
>>> 2000042800 ; serial
>>> 3H  ; refresh
>>> 15M  ; retry
>>> 1W  ; expire
>>> 1D )  ; minimum
>>> 
>>> 1D IN NS ns1.xxx.com.
>>> 1D IN NS ns2.xxx.com.
>>> 1D IN A  195.4.253.14
>>> 1D IN MX 1 baby
>>> 
>>> baby   1D IN A  195.4.253.14
>>> 
>>> ns1   1D IN CNAME baby
>>> ns2   1D IN CNAME baby
>>> mail   1D IN CNAME baby
>>> ftp   1D IN CNAME baby
>>> www   1D IN CNAME baby
>>> news   1D IN CNAME baby
>>> --snip
>>> 
>>> and I allways get back this errormessage:
>>> 
>>> 554 MX list fo xxx.com. points back to baby.xxx.com
>>> 553 xxx.xom. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
>>> 554 <user at xxx.com>... Local configuration error
>>> 
>>> how can I solve this problem?
>>> 
>>> Thank you very much,
>>> 
>>> Rainer
>> 
>> --
>> [Mark A. Whitsett]
>> [Workin Woman Network]
>> [Senior System Administrator]
>> [135 West 50th Street, NY,NY 10020]
>> [Work: (212) 909-2703 Fax: (212) 909-2703]
> 
> --
> [Mark A. Whitsett]
> [Workin Woman Network]
> [Senior System Administrator]
> [135 West 50th Street, NY,NY 10020]
> [Work: (212) 909-2703 Fax: (212) 909-2703]
> 
> 
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