DNS configuration on our domain

[Gregory Hicks]

> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:59:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Gregory Hicks <ghicks>
> Subject: RE: DNS configuration on our domain
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org, singraham at okcca.net
> Cc: steveingraham at hotmail.com
> 
> Re: this line
> 
> > okcca.net MX Default 10 mail.okcca.net.
> 
> I think it hsould be
> 
> okcca.net. MX Default 10 mail.okcca.net.
> 
> Note trailing period on "occa.net" on left hand side.

Without the word "default"  so...

okcca.net. MX IN 10 mail.okcca.net.
> 
> > Subject: RE: DNS configuration on our domain
> > Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:36:04 -0500
> > From: "Steve Ingraham" <singraham at okcca.net>
> > To: <comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org>
> > 
> > I want to thank SM for his help with my MX record problems I have been
> > having this week.  I would like also to thank everyone else who posted a
> > reply to my request.  I believe I may have the MX record for okcca.net
> > working correctly now but am not 100% sure.
> > 
> > Thanks to information provided by SM, okcca.net's MX is pointing to the
> > correct IP.  Also, I believe I have made all our domains (okcca.net,
> > occa.state.ok.us, mail.occa.state.ok.us) consistent so all our domains
> > MX records should be pointing to the same address (if anyone happens to
> > notice any other problems when they look at our domain please let me
> > know).
> > 
> > Below is the last email I sent to SM spelling out the corrections I have
> > made to okcca.net.  I am still a little concerned as to whether our
> > okcca.net domain is receiving all emails.  One of the reasons for this
> > concern is the fact that I have not received any emails from this BIND
> > mail list since 7:00 pm Sep 13th.  I am sending this to the mail list
> > but if I am still experiencing problems that keep me from seeing email
> > delivered from this mail list I will be unable to read the post.  If
> > this is the case I would ask that posters contact me through
> > steveingraham at hotmail.com as well as posting to the mail list.  If there
> > is anyone out there that can verify that my DNS settings are set
> > appropriately and might have information on why I may not be receiving
> > all emails after my changes to DNS I would appreciate hearing from you.
> > I am not convinced that I have eliminated all of my email delivery
> > problems.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Steve Ingraham
> > 
> > 
> > >I made the change to this line to show:
> > >
> > >okcca.net    MX    Default    10 mail.okcca.net
> > 
> > There is a MX record now.  You forgot a dot at the end of the 
> > mail.okcca.net.  The correct form is:
> > 
> > okcca.net MX Default 10 mail.okcca.net.
> > 
> > >Ok, I have made this correction as stated above in my text.  There is
> > >one exception however so I have a question.  My intention for switching
> > >IP addresses from 204.87.111.225 to 204.87.111.232 was to move the
> > >delivery reception task away from qmail and onto Exchange.  I have the
> > >internal email server with Exchange 2000 and I have just put into place
> > >another email server running Exchange 2003 named MXI2.  I would like to
> > >move all incoming email to the MXI server instead of the qmail server
> > >with the future goal of having the Exchange 2003 server on MXI2 handle
> > >all the incoming email responsibilities.  So, with the changes you
> > >spelled out above for the okcca.net domain can I leave the value for
> > >mail.okcca.net at 204.87.111.232 with no ill effects?  Also, if this
> > >action resolves my problems of not having an MX for the okcca.net
> > domain
> > >I would like to attempt to set up the new Exchange 2003 server as the
> > MX
> > >for okcca.net.  What should I do to set up the new MXI2 server as the
> > >MX?
> > 
> > >>If you want to move the delivery from qmail to Exchange, change the 
> > >>IP address of the mail.okcca.net record to point to 
> > >>204.87.111.232.  There is no need to change the MX record.
> > 
> > >>If the MXI2 server is on a different IP address, point the 
> > >>mail.okcca.net (A) record to that IP address.  You do have a MX 
> > >>record for okcca.net now.
> > 
> > >Thank you so much for the time you have been willing to spend to
> > explain
> > >all of this to me.  I greatly appreciate your expertise and your time.
> > 
> > >>As this question was initially posted to the BIND newsgroup, you 
> > >>could post a follow-up with what the solution was.
> > 
> > 
> 
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> Gregory Hicks                        | Principal Systems Engineer
> Cadence Design Systems               | Direct:   408.576.3609
> 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1
> San Jose, CA 95134                   | Internet: ghicks at cadence.com
> 
> I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes.  I will surely
> learn a great deal today.
> 
> "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for
> lunch.  Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the
> decision." - Benjamin Franklin
> 
> "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they
> be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton
> 
> 
> 

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Gregory Hicks                        | Principal Systems Engineer
Cadence Design Systems               | Direct:   408.576.3609
555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1
San Jose, CA 95134                   | Internet: ghicks at cadence.com

I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes.  I will surely
learn a great deal today.

"A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for
lunch.  Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the
decision." - Benjamin Franklin

"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they
be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton