[WBEL-users] Strange email behavior

[Benedikt Carda]

Hey,

two possibilities: yourolddomain.com is still in 
/etc/mail/local-host-names or there is still a DNS entry (and especially 
the MX entry) pointing at your server. You can check which nameservers 
your server uses by looking at /etc/resolv.conf. Then check whether 
these servers still have the zone file of the old domain active, e.g. by 
nslookup (I know it is deprecated but I still like it):
nslookup myolddomain.com ns1.mynameserver.com

If you still get your server's IP as a result, you know where you have 
to search (at these nameservers).

Best Regards,
Benedikt.



Richard Humphrey schrieb:

>I set up a server using WBEL 3.0 Respin1 and initially had it set up
>sending/recieving mail (using sendmail) for a personal domain. I
>recently discontinued that domain and changed the machine over to use
>another domain (reset hostname, changed hosts file and
>/etc/sysconfig/networking (i think)) . Yes, I know I could have done
>virtual hosting but I didnt want to mess with it at the time.
>
>As far as I can tell, everything has been changed to reflect the new
>domain, but I still get emails like this.
>
> 
>The original message was received at Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:01:43 -0600
>from localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]
>
>   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
><admin at myolddomain.com>
>    (reason: 553 5.3.5 system config error)
>
>   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>553 5.3.5 myolddomain. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
>554 5.3.5 Local configuration error
>
>
>It still reflects myolddomain.com instead of using the newdomain.com
>
>Any ideas?
>
>I have grep'd for any instance of olddomain.com anywhere in my /etc
>directory and it doesnt find anything.
>
>admin is an alias in my /etc/alias file that points to my valid user
>account on this machine.
>
>
>
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>Richard Humphrey
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