I understand your insistence, but I just checked my DNS and it could not locate a MIX record for your domain, either. If Scott and Len also say this, then you _better_ believe that something is wrong and it needs to be fixed. Just because you have added the records and check your local server, does not mean that it might not be supplying the information to other DNS servers. The real test is when some other DNS server makes the request and correct information is returned. Since 3 of us could not, it is highly likely that all others will get a similar response. So please take the time to check from an outside domain and you will likely see what we see. I can tell you that I have seen something like this from a DNS before and a restart of the DNS service was often enough to 'fix' the problem. Could also be some format error in the DNS data.

I just tried this FQDN, 'levenfeld.com.levenfeld.com', (because I have seen the domain name repeated, before!) and it returned the same IP as levenfeld.com and mail.levenfeld.com. Let me guess, you are using MS DNS? The presence of this record tells me that there is, most definitely, a problem with your DNS. A quick note: if one does not end a 'short name' record with a '.', many DNSs will append the domain name, to that name. So if you entered the domain name as 'levenfeld.com' or the hostname as 'mail', then the DNS could make these names 'levenfeld.com.levenfeld.com' or 'mail.levenfeld.com'. This is not an uncommon problem!!

The reason you probably do not have any email problems, is that the IP for the domain is the same as for the mail. host and those servers that fallback to IP for the domain, can then deliver to you. I did see the A record for mail.levenfeld.com.

Remember, we are trying to help you, not give you a hard time!!

Daniel Donnelly ________________________________________________________

----- Original Message ----- From: "Yuri Levenfeld" <yuri@levenfeld.com> To: <IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Virus scanner testing

> I am afraid, this is not correct. > > Levenfeld.com has MX record that points to mail.levenfeld.com > > I personally set it up since I am the domain owner. I just double-checked it > through my registration point (www.register.com) and high priority MX points > to mail.levenfeld.com > > This server is in operation for about a year and I never had anyone > complaining about not being able to send e-mail to this domain. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Perry" <horizons@declude.com> > To: <IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com> > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 3:43 PM > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Virus scanner testing > > > > >> > I had no problem testing my work domain, but when I tried to > > >> > send this virus to my home mail server, that thing spat out a > > >> > string of error messages. > > > > >levenfeld.com > > > > The problem is that there is no MX record for levenfeld.com. Although > most mail servers will check the A record if no MX record exists, the > program on our web site doesn't do that. If you update the DNS entries so > that levenfeld.com has an MX record, > > the virus scanner tester should work. If some people have troubles > sending mail to you, the missing MX would explain the problem. > > > > I'll see about updating the tester to report the problem a little more > nicely than spitting out a bunch of error messages. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -Scott > > > > Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail. > http://www.declude.com > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >