Hello, I'm having a problem with an ISPConfig installation, specifically with BIND. I can't post the domain because it is not my box, but here is the problem using example.com. ISPConfig is installed on host.server.net pri.example.com file: Code: $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA host.server.net. admin.example.com. ( 2008020606 ; serial, todays date + todays serial # 28800 ; refresh, seconds 7200 ; retry, seconds 604800 ; expire, seconds 86400 ) ; minimum, seconds ; NS host.server.net. ; Inet Address of name server 1 NS host.server.net. ; Inet Address of name server 2 ; mail.example.com MX 10 216.254.178.179. example.com. A 67.69.17.174 example.com. TXT "v=spf1 a mx ptr ~all" ;;;; MAKE MANUAL ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE! ;;;; BIND is running without errors. However, when I attempt to dig the MX record from host.server.net, it doesn't return the MX record: Code: dig @host.server.net mx example.com ; <<>> DiG 9.4.1-P1 <<>> @host.server.net mx example.com ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 39353 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;example.com. IN MX ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: example.com. 86400 IN SOA host.server.net. admin.example.com. 2008020606 28800 7200 604800 86400 ;; Query time: 291 msec ;; SERVER: host.server.net#53(host.server.net) ;; WHEN: Wed Feb 6 17:15:33 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 96 It does give out A records without a problem, it's just the MX record that I can't get: Code: dig @host.server.net example.com ; <<>> DiG 9.4.1-P1 <<>> @host.server.net example.com ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 58210 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;example.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: example.com. 86400 IN A 67.69.17.174 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: example.com. 86400 IN NS host.server.net. ;; Query time: 212 msec ;; SERVER: host.server.net#53(host.server.net) ;; WHEN: Wed Feb 6 17:18:39 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 84 I have restarted BIND and manually checked the files, but I just can't see it. Anyone know why BIND isn't giving out MX records when requested?
Your setup is wrong. You need this Code: example.com MX 10 mail.example.com. mail.example.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Right now what you have is an mx record for the mail.example.com domain not example.com NOTE: on a side note RFC requirements do not allow you to have an IP address as a MX it should be a name
