For 2 weeks I've tried setting up my own email system. I'm so confused. I have no idea how this stuff works.. I tried to read some tutorials, but they only explain how to setup up the actual email server (and that isn't even the hard part here). I want people to be able to use the lost password function, send out newsletter and those stuff. The PHP scripts for that is already covered. The question is how do I make the email system work? What DNS settings to use? Try to get the whole picture right for me. What I want to do: Being able to use the domain "tibiahelp.com" to send out emails to the users. What I have done so far: All necessary ports are unblocked. Configured the email server (Mercury) as following: The DNS settings: tibiahelp.com MX dns is set to 85.227.190.37 (IP where email server is hosted) When I try to send an email from , this is what I get: Temporary error 249 (temporary MX resolution error) resolving 'hotmail'.com'. Thanks!
Is your DNS setting really NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM? If so, set that DNS server to whatever your DNS server is (that's what it looks like it's asking for, not your domain's DNS server). Bear in mind, I'm not a Windows admin, and I've never installed Mercury before
Why do you want to setup your own e-mail server? Why don't you just sign up for a hosting account or more specifically an e-mail service, enter your domain, and let them host the e-mail services? The issue is if you don't know what you're doing, espeically if you plan on setting up to send out newsletters, could result in your e-mail not going out. If you're defintiely want to go this route, is it just a DNS issue? Just get the IP for your e-mail server, make sure your e-mail server software (Mercury) is listening on the proper ports (check out tcpview), and make sure the MX record for that domain points to that IP.
Try leaving that setting blank, as suggested by the dialog box description. Also, stupid question time- can you resolve hosts on the box itself? Disabled all firewall software? That error basically says that your mail server can't figure out the MX record for hotmail.com, which means there is an issue resolving the MX host.
Yes, I tried that. I double checked the firewall, and the ports 25 and 110 are both opened. Sure I don't need a specific name server? Will it find out automatically or what? Sounds very..strange.. for me.
Because I own a dedicated server so I think I'd be better off using my own resources rather than pay for something abundant.
This is your DNS info: ======== SOA Record responsible mail addr = hostmaster.tibiahelp.com serial = 2009101712 refresh = 16384 (4 hours 33 mins 4 secs) retry = 2048 (34 mins 8 secs) expire = 1048576 (12 days 3 hours 16 mins 16 secs) default TTL = 2560 (42 mins 40 secs) ns1.mydomain.com internet address = 64.94.117.193 NS Records ns1.mydomain.com ns2.mydomain.com ns3.mydomain.com ns4.mydomain.com Name servers IP addresses 64.94.117.193 64.94.31.67 66.150.161.137 63.251.83.74 MX records: 0 85.227.190.37 MX records reverse (PTR) lookup: c-25bee355.04-27-73746f29.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se Mail servers ip addresses: 85.227.190.37 ======= I am would try to use nameserver ip addresses, not FQDN, in your dns configuration. Try it. Your MX record is not good, but this is about of receive email. You must make your MX record like this: mail.tibiahelp.com A 85.227.190.37 tibiahelp.com MX mail.tibiahelp.com 10 Because of MX records must point to DNS name and not IP address.
Please post output of nslookup -type=mx hotmail.com You must get something like this: Server: UnKnown Address: 192.168.5.5 hotmail.com MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = mx2.hotmail.com hotmail.com MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = mx3.hotmail.com hotmail.com MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = mx4.hotmail.com hotmail.com MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = mx1.hotmail.com mx2.hotmail.com internet address = 65.55.92.152 mx2.hotmail.com internet address = 65.55.37.88 mx2.hotmail.com internet address = 65.55.37.120 If no, use this DNS servers: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 in your NIC configuration and perform nslookup again. You must be able to get mx records with nslookup, than you can setup your mail. About of email to you domain. Your dns zone contains more than 4 (about of 30) records and i`m think that you has an mx record already: mail.tibiahelp.com. 1800 IN MX 0 m1.dnsix.com. I`m will send copy of your zone to pm.