| Subject: | Re: Dear Jerry, hope you are ok |
| From: | Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM> |
| Date: | Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:22:46 -0800 |
Hi all,
Here's something that might have a bearing on email issues... I pointed
out to Roy that it's gerry, not jerry, but that was just a typo in his
message, not the address his ISP's having problems with.
So, a mail server has a Domain Name Service Mail eXchanger record, eg:
gmail.com. 3600 IN MX 20
alt2.gmail-smtpin.l.google.com.
...
vanagon.com has one:
vanagon.com. 14400 IN MX 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.
...
but gerry.vanagon.com does not. It should fall back to the A record:
gerry.vanagon.com. 14400 IN A 74.96.232.10
(Which, interestingly enough is a Verizon/HEITECH SERVICES FTTP IP
address, not Google.)
I wouldn't be surprised if this is causing some of the email problems we
see. Can somebody who manages the DNS for gerry add an MX record?
toodle pip,
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