> >------------------------- Failed addresses follow: ---------------------|
> <woods@weird.com> ... transport smtp: 550 '<jra@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>SIZE=2483' sender address target 'scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us' is not a valid domain (no MX record).
The error says exactly what it means. (FYI I've had it up to here with
spam and I'm not accepting mail from anyone who can't get their DNS right.)
I dislike to have to correct hats, but...
get a real mailer.
Script started on Mon Jul 21 17:28:47 1997
bash$ ns
Default Server: ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
Address: 204.198.80.2
set q=any
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us.
Server: ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
Address: 204.198.80.2
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
mailbox = bbrush.scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
text = contact.thpl.lib.fl.us
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us CPU = SPARCstation 20/51 OS = SunOS 4.1.4
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.3
thpl.lib.fl.us nameserver = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.2
exit
script done on Mon Jul 21 17:29:13 1997
Your DNS is rather sparse of MX records. You might want to add at least
the following as well:
thpl.LIB.fl.us. MX 1 scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us.
scfn.thpl.LIB.fl.us. MX 1 scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us.
Either that or use a return address of <jra@ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us>
(i.e. the "MAIL FROM:" address given in the SMTP envelope).
The return address you should have had was "jra@baylink.com".
baylink.com MX's to scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us, which is an A record.
$ ns -q=any baylink.com
Server: ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
Address: 204.198.80.2
baylink.com
origin = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
mail addr = jra.scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
serial = 960502
refresh = 3600 (1 hour)
retry = 300 (5 mins)
expire = 3600000 (41 days 16 hours)
minimum ttl = 3600 (1 hour)
baylink.com nameserver = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
baylink.com CPU = SPARCstation 20/51 OS = SunOS 4.1.3_U1
baylink.com
mailbox = jra.scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
text = contact.baylink.com
baylink.com preference = 1, mail exchanger = scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
baylink.com nameserver = ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us
ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.2
scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us internet address = 204.198.80.3
Apologies to the NANOG list, but until Greg makes his mailer a littl
less (incorrectly) anal-retentive, he otherwise won't see this... and
I'd hate for an ops guy not to know that his gear is configured wrong.
Cheers,
-- jra