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08-30-2007, 05:57 PM #1Junior Guru
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MX record problems with GoDaddy DNS
I just transfered over to GoDaddy as my Domain registrar. I do not host with them but use there "total" DNS service. I have several domains and all of them are getting a large about of emails returned and they state the reason is that no MX record found for my domain.
I went to DNS stuff to check it out and in fact it states the same thing. The MX reacond failed.
Try Lamps-Lighting . com at dnsstuff and you will see it fails but I do have a MX record at go daddy but I guess it is setup wrong. I asked goDaddy for help but they said since it is a custom configuration that they are not allowed to offer support.
Does anyone know if a way to solve this. In the GoDaddy "total DNS control" I have a MX record entry that has
Priority = 10
Host = Lamps-Lighting.com
Goes to = mail.Lamps-Lighting.com
I have a A record with mail.Lamps-Lighting.com pointing to my IP address.
Any thoughts?Dennis Romano - based in Southern California
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08-30-2007, 06:06 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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I would try:
mail in A iphere
IN MX mail.Lamps-Lighting.com
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08-30-2007, 07:57 PM #3Newbie
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Hi DenRomano,
I was looking to your definitions, and pointing a MX record to a CNAME is not within the standard. Maybe the interface you are using doesn't point that, but silently dropping the record. Try:
Priority = 10
Host = lamps-lighting.com
Goes to = lamps-lighting.com
Regards,
Leo
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08-31-2007, 01:46 AM #4Engineer
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I am not sure what godaddy total control is (maybe it's a control panel ??)
I would update their support again and ask to speak to someone else as that answer is quite pathetic.
Just inform them that you want to set the MX record for you. I have checked and you do not have any set
# dig mx lamps-lighting.com
; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> mx lamps-lighting.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 50567
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
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08-31-2007, 04:38 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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Try this,
mail IN A IP_address_of_the_mail_server
domain.com IN MX 0 mail.domain.comDavid | www.cliffsupport.com
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08-31-2007, 01:42 PM #6Junior Guru
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I have tried most of the suggestions but no changes. How long would it take to become active if I made a change. DO I need to wait a full 24 hours for propergation?
Dennis Romano - based in Southern California
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08-31-2007, 02:08 PM #7Newbie
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The changes in MX records are inmediate, but this depends on how your DNS provider make the updates. Some make it realtime, others every 15 minutes or so and another group has times defined for the updates (12:00 AM-PM).
Something reasonable would be to make a change, wait for 2 hours and try to see if its changed.
=== UPDATE ===
I've just checked your domain and could see that your MX record it is up and running
Regards,
Leo
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08-31-2007, 02:12 PM #8Junior Guru
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With all our help we got it working
THanks to allDennis Romano - based in Southern California
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08-31-2007, 02:15 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Please run this command and see what is the showing up.
dig @server_IP MX domain.comDavid | www.cliffsupport.com
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08-31-2007, 02:54 PM #10Junior Guru
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I did but not sure what I am supposed to be looking for. Below is the results
; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> @209.210.238.142 MX lamps-lighting.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 56793
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;lamps-lighting.com. IN MX
;; ANSWER SECTION:
lamps-lighting.com. 3600 IN MX 0 mail.lamps-lighting.com.
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
lamps-lighting.com. 3600 IN NS ns5.secureserver.net.
lamps-lighting.com. 3600 IN NS ns6.secureserver.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
mail.lamps-lighting.com. 3600 IN A 209.210.238.142
ns6.secureserver.net. 172800 IN A 208.109.80.75
;; Query time: 367 msec
;; SERVER: 209.210.238.142#53(209.210.238.142)
;; WHEN: Fri Aug 31 11:47:29 2007
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 141Dennis Romano - based in Southern California
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08-31-2007, 03:07 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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If the below is correct IP address you are set.
mail.lamps-lighting.com. 3600 IN A 209.210.238.142David | www.cliffsupport.com
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08-23-2008, 09:41 PM #12New Member
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The solution
Some extra information for people who host their email externally.
When adding an MX record for your domain for an externally hosted email server you need to apply these settings
Priority: Choose any priority you want
Host: Place the @ symbol for the host (regardless of whether the email server is hosted at that ip address or not, it must be the same as the default A Record)
GoToAddress: The domain or subdomain of your email server e.g. mail.externalmailserver.com
Then you need to wait up to 1 hr for the changes to take effect on the Godaddy servers. While changes on the DNS are immediate it takes time to be updated on Godaddy's DNS servers once you have made the change via their administration panel.
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08-23-2008, 10:06 PM #13******* Unleaded
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Host: Place the @ symbol for the host (regardless of whether the email server is hosted at that ip address or not, it must be the same as the default A Record)
The only way it made sense was to read the whole thing and realise that there was a "GoToAddress" involved.
That "host" thing must be a hangover from previous tradition where every "host" potentially had a MTA available.
So, it's semi-legit, but potentially very confusing to some users.edgedirector.com
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08-23-2008, 10:12 PM #14New Member
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Yes and it is very odd, which is why it had me confused and I have setup many DNS servers. I literally just had to play around with settings until something worked.
And Godaddy's explaination of the fields is quite light.
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06-12-2011, 04:18 PM #15New Member
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I'm really, really sorry for bringing this up again, but I wanted to thank adam1 with all my heart!
GoDaddy and their confusing naming. If I had not set up the Host as @ on the MX Record, I would have never, ever made it!
Thank you so much! This tip should be stickied!