DNS/Email transfer problem; sender's domain doesn't exist??

[Madison Kelly]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 01:50:34PM -0400, Madison Kelly wrote:
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>  I've noticed that occasionally mail sent from 'nouvelocity.com' gets 
>>bounced back with the following error. When I saw this in the past it 
>>was because of DNS issues but as best as I can see everything is 
>>working. Anyone run across this before? Thanks!!
>>
>>Madison
>>
>> =- Error (names changed to protect the innocent) -=
>>This is the Postfix program at host domain.com.
>>
>>I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned
>>below could not be delivered to one or more destinations.
>>
>>For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster>
>>
>>If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
>>delete your own text from the message returned below.
>>
>>The Postfix program
>>
>><info-Z/ri2g1+kVzocAvg7RY1XgC/G2K4zDHf at public.gmane.org>: host mail.anotherdomain.com[111.222.210.68]
>>
>>said:
>>
>>    553 5.1.8 <info-39QC8RyHzSPYv3AteYhma1aTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>... Domain of sender address
>>    user-UqHW2wehKNmfJOJzLBvvIA at public.gmane.org does not exist (in reply to RCPT TO command)
>>
>><user.name-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>: host smtp2.ns.utoronto.ca[128.100.132.58] said:
>>
>>553
>>
>>  5.1.8 <user-UqHW2wehKNmfJOJzLBvvIA at public.gmane.org>... Domain of sender address
>>  user-UqHW2wehKNmfJOJzLBvvIA at public.gmane.org does not exist (in reply to MAIL FROM command)
>>
>> <user.name-ymHb0DOz3BmnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org>: host smtpgw1.gov.on.ca[192.75.156.245]
>>
>>said:
>>
>>     501 5.1.8 Sender domain must exist (in reply to MAIL FROM command)
>>
>><user.name-/Aqni/cABlKnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org>: host govonca2.gov.on.ca[192.75.156.245]
>>
>>said:
>>
>>     501 5.1.8 Sender domain must exist (in reply to MAIL FROM command)
>> =- End Error -=
> 
> 
> What does this tell you:
> 
> lennartsorensen at debdev1:~$ host -t any www.nouvelocity.com
> Host www.nouvelocity.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> 
> You have some DNS records that are either wrong, or haven't propegated
> yet.
> 
> Then there is this:
> 
> lennartsorensen at debdev1:~$ host -t any nouvelocity.com NS1.MADISONAVE.CA
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> 
> Perhaps you better have a look at your first DNS server.
> 
> lennartsorensen at debdev1:~$ host -t any nouvelocity.com NS2.MADISONAVE.CA
> Using domain server:
> Name: NS2.MADISONAVE.CA
> Address: 209.167.86.38#53
> Aliases:
> 
> nouvelocity.com SOA ns1.madisonave.ca. sysadmin.alteeve.com. 2004052701
> 10800 3600 86400 38400
> nouvelocity.com name server ns2.madisonave.ca.
> nouvelocity.com name server ns1.madisonave.ca.
> nouvelocity.com has address 209.167.86.36
> nouvelocity.com mail is handled by 10 mail.nouvelocity.com.
> nouvelocity.com mail is handled by 20 mail.uunet.ca.
> nouvelocity.com mail is handled by 30 mail.interbuild.net.
> 
> This one on the other hand responds fine.
> 
> Lennart Sorensen
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Thanks Lennart!

   My pDNS server ate it's own hard drives... 4 scsi drives in RAID 5 
with a hot spare and I lost two drives... bloody hell! I'm setting up a 
replacement box now and I'll see if that solves the problem.

   Shouldn't the slave server though be enough to keep mail routing though?

Madison
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