MX records definition

[Len Conrad]

>   $ dig writetc.com mx
>
>   ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> writetc.com mx
>   ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
>   ;; got answer:
>   ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
>   ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
>   ;; QUERY SECTION:
>   ;;    writetc.com, type = MX, class = IN
>
>   ;; ANSWER SECTION:
>   writetc.com.          23h59m27s IN MX  0 mail.writetc.com.
>
>   ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
>   writetc.com.          23h59m27s IN NS  ns.writetc.com.

You have to ask the NS's the rest of world uses for your domain:

# dig @a.root-servers.net writetc.com ns

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @a.root-servers.net writetc.com ns
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      writetc.com, type = NS, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
writetc.com.            2D IN NS        CRICK.FICSGRP.COM.
writetc.com.            2D IN NS        OLDCRICK.FICSGRP.COM.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
CRICK.FICSGRP.COM.      2D IN A         194.74.111.2
OLDCRICK.FICSGRP.COM.   2D IN A         194.7.251.2

Fix your delegation pb's and see if the mail works better.

Len


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