hostname, split dns with several domains, deferred msgs

[rickvv]

Thanks. Found two typos in db.creative-lighting.com
one was an extra 't' in "creattive-lighting"
one was a missing dot in the MX line at the end of teh server name.
fixed those, restarted BIND9.
Testing IMAP again.
(Do I need to reboot the whole server?)
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Here are dig & host:
tuser@smtp:~$ host `hostname`
smtp.creativelights.com has address 10.0.0.1
tuser@smtp:~$
tuser@smtp:~$
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tuser@smtp:~$ dig creativelights.com any

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> creativelights.com any
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45452
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;creativelights.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
creativelights.com. 604800 IN SOA smtp.creativelights.com. admin.creativelights.com. 40412 604800 86400 2419200 604800
creativelights.com. 604800 IN NS 10.0.0.1.creativelights.com.
creativelights.com. 604800 IN MX 10 smtp.creativelights.com.
creativelights.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
smtp.creativelights.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1

;; Query time: 36 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Apr 14 06:53:01 2008
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 154

tuser@smtp:~$
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tuser@smtp:~$ dig creativelights.com mx

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> creativelights.com mx
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 55489
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;creativelights.com. IN MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
creativelights.com. 604800 IN MX 10 smtp.creativelights.com.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
creativelights.com. 604800 IN NS 10.0.0.1.creativelights.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
smtp.creativelights.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Apr 14 06:53:25 2008
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 96

tuser@smtp:~$
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tuser@smtp:~$ dig creative-lighting.com any

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> creative-lighting.com any
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 55871
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;creative-lighting.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN SOA smtp.creative-lighting.com. admin.creative-lighting.com. 40413 604800 86400 2419200 604800
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN NS smtp.creative-lighting.com.
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN MX 10 smtp.creattive-lighting.com.creative-lighting.com.
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1 {typo^ two t's. I found and fixed)

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
smtp.creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Apr 14 06:54:29 2008
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 176

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typos fixed:
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 23174
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;creative-lighting.com. IN MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN MX 10 smtp.creative-lighting.com.creative-lighting.com.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN NS smtp.creative-lighting.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
smtp.creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Apr 14 06:57:18 2008
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 117

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tuser@smtp:~$ dig creative-lighting.com any

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> creative-lighting.com any
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 31196
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;creative-lighting.com. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN SOA smtp.creative-lighting.com. admin.creative-lighting.com. 40413 604800 86400 2419200 604800
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN NS smtp.creative-lighting.com.
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN MX 10 smtp.creative-lighting.com.creative-lighting.com.
creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
smtp.creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN A 10.0.0.1

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Apr 14 06:57:29 2008
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 175

[rickvv]

IMAP still not connecting properly.
Have not rebooted entire server.

[phoenix]

This statement is incorrect:

creative-lighting.com. 604800 IN MX 10 smtp.creative-lighting.com.creative-lighting.com.

or have you fixed it?

I guess you're trying to set-up two domains on this server? You'd be far better concentrating on one domain first and you can add the other one later. What errors are you seeing in the logs?

[rickvv]

This is not fixed.
I cannot seem to find the DNS problems that are keeping mesgs in the deferred queue.
not good, not good at all.

[uxbod]

We can help sometimes the obvious things become less obvious when the pressure is on. So if you have made some DNS changes lets go through the basics again

cat /etc/resolv.conf
cat /etc/hosts
dig creativelights.com mx
dig creativelights.com ns
host `hostname` <- note backticks and not double quotes

what is /var/log/zimbra.log showing with respect to emails that are being deferred ?

[phoenix]

I've merged these two threads as they seem to cover the same problem.

Rick,

Could you answer the questions that we've asked here and the email from support about the case you've opened on this matter.