[BlueOnyx:02053] Re: e-mail server not on local machine

[Ken Marcus - Precision Web Hosting, Inc.]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustavo Silva" <pseudo at zbronx.com>
To: "BlueOnyx General Mailing List" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:01 AM
Subject: [BlueOnyx:02028] e-mail server not on local machine


> Hello !
>
> This is a bit OT and should be something easy to fix for me.. but to be
> honest i cant find the culprit. I bet im just being blind and im missing
> something really obvious. If someone could point me in the right
> direction i would be very appreciated.
>
> I have this site: somesite.com configured on a BX server on IP1.
> This site only has web service on the BX server on IP1.
> Web service is configured somewhere else on another server (Windows
> machin ungh!) on IP2.
>
> Local DNS server knows that A is pointing to IP1 and that MX is pointing
> to IP2.
> Remote DNS server (where the mail server is) knows the exact same
> information.
>
> All around the internet mail delivery works fine and ends up on IP2
> (Windows machine).
>
> But locally (On the BX server, lets say the site's contact form)... If i
> try to send a e-mail it will always try to deliver to the BX server on
> IP1 ending up on a error: "User account does not exist"
>
> Ive disabled mail server, set up DNS.. what else can i do? Use 
> resolv.conf?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Gustavo


Gustavo

I never click "Disable Email for Domain" as that will cause email from the 
server itself to bounce.
Just delete the email server aliases.



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Ken Marcus
Ecommerce Web Hosting by
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net