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  From: Darryl Ross <rosdr001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au>
  To  : Justin Hennessy <hennessyj@annesley.sa.edu.au>
  Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:15:46 +1030 (GMT+10:30)

Re: POP3 server

On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Justin Hennessy wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to setup a POP3 mail server and I am having a little trouble.
> 
> I found an article on the web that gave me instructions on downloading,
> compliling and installing a POP3 server. I have done all of this but I am
> unable to recieve any mail (I am able to send though).
> 
> I was talking to someone about it last week and they said because my
> domain name (www.<domain> is visable though) was not visable on the web it
> would not work. So if someone sends me am email at <name>@<domain>, the
> <domain> part is not resolved to anything.

If you have an MX entry at the top of your domain named file, then it will
work. eg:

IN NS nameserver.domain.com
IN MX 10 mailserver.domain.com 

However, I also like to put in an A record for the domain as well as all
the machines:

domain.com.	IN A	11.22.33.44
nameserver	IN A	11.22.33.45
mailserver	IN A	11.22.33.46

Note the trailing dot on the record for the domain, its important.

 
> Now I do run my own name server but unfortunately I am running Windows NT.
> Is there any type of record that has to be added (A, NS etc) so that my
> domain name will be visable or is there something that I am forgetting to
> do (which is most likely).

Try what I've got above.

Dazz

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