Thanks "Shubes" I appreciate it. It is weird that it is that way. I was looking at my unmodified locally hosted accounts and they are all pointing to a cname. None of them have any issues. Go figure. That will be for the next linux meeting! Toodles! Tom On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 08:52 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: > MX records must point to type A records, not CNAME records. It sounds > like this was your problem. You might suggest to the WHM developers that > they edit for such misconfigurations. > > This certainly does not appear to be related to the error message you > originally posted. Sometimes error messages aren't indicative of the > real problem though. > > On 10/18/2010 08:36 AM, Tom Ostlund wrote: > > > > In WHM under the DNS Functions, changing > > > > mail 301 in cname websitename.com --> to --> mail 14400 in A IP_ADDRESS > > is the change that needed to be made. > > > > Now it all works. > > > > Thanks to all > > > > Tom > > > > On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 08:28 -0700, Tom Ostlund wrote: > >> Hello All, > >> > >> My problem relates to receiving mail. It gets returned with that error > >> message that I posted. > >> > >> I am so frustrated. All because the company that gave me a free site > >> for two years did it in asp... ugh! > >> > >> Thanks all for your help, I am still looking for the correct entries > >> to have the mail exchange local and the site hosted on a different ip > >> address. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Tom > >> > >> On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 08:14 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: > >>> On 10/18/2010 07:55 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >>> > HI Tom; > >>> > > >>> > These guys are correct, your mail server is not exchanging any > >>> > authentication but expecting it. > >>> > > >>> > WHM and Cpanel use different mail tools depending in what exactly is > >>> > available and embraced/installed by your hoster. > >>> > > >>> > http://www.cpanel.net/products/cpanelwhm/features.html > >>> > > >>> > If you have it, use the WHM mail troubleshooter: > >>> > > >>> > http://www.webhostingresourcekit.com/flash/whm/whm10_x_mail.html > >>> > > >>> > Most web hosters use the WHM mail tool because of the many issues with > >>> > insecure mail scripts cgi hacked. This simply means that your server is > >>> > sending mail FROM ITSELF (not necessarily for/to the domain) using WHM. > >>> > > >>> > 1) MX for your domain (so that your new server will be used for MAIL > >>> > XFER [if you are already using another mail service and have a 0 or 1 > >>> > priority MX record, just add a second MX for your offsite mailer IP > >>> > machinename (which MUST match the reverse in-addr-arpa IP address and > >>> > name the server presents itself as PER the RFC)] > >>> > > >>> > http://www.gregrobert.com/mxsetup.php > >>> > >>> Sorry Lisa, but I think you're off base here. If I understand Matt's > >>> situation correctly, he's having a problem sending email. MX records > >>> only come into play for receiving email. You can send all day long with > >>> no MX record(s) at all. ;) He shouldn't need to touch any DNS MX > >>> configuration. Of course, the destination/recipient domains would need > >>> appropriate DNS MX records. > >>> > >>> > 2) Mailer to allow specific IP addresses to access and relay without > >>> > authentication. > >>> > > >>> > If you find you are not using WHM, but have another mail server, it's > >>> > going to be configurable within Cpanel or WHM also. > >>> > > >>> > This is generally in /etc/mail or /etc/postfix and is usually called > >>> > *relay* something. But refer to specific documentation for your mail > >>> > transport tool. > >>> > > >>> > I.E. google"How do I configure relay hosts in postfix" for instance. > >>> > GoDaddy does have ssh or ftp. You can change configuration files with > >>> > ftp, where you generally would be vim editing the file and restarting > >>> > the mail daemon. Generally CPanel and WHM have tools to manage > >>> > everything available on the server. > >>> > > >>> > I am familiar with setting up Cpanel and WHM on servers as well as > >>> > working within them for various shops through the years. If you have > >>> > questions you can email or call me off list. > >>> > > >>> > So much of the specifics of your hoster are guessed by us, wouldn't this > >>> > question best be crafted and packaged for their support email or process? > >>> > > >>> > >>> This part's right on. ;) > >>> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >