[PLUG] Connection timed out with lobo.ftc.gov

Matt Alexander m at pdxlug.org
Thu Sep 18 14:28:02 UTC 2003


Sandy Herring said:
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Sean Hanson wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Sandy Herring wrote:
>>
>> > [bigfish at kippered bigfish]$ host -t mx ftc.gov
>> > ftc.gov mail is handled by 40 lobo.ftc.gov.
>> > ftc.gov mail is handled by 25 redwolf.ftc.gov.
>> > ftc.gov mail is handled by 30 saltydog.ftc.gov
>> >
>> > I wonder if the problem is with the DNS cache at aracnet.
>>
>> Odd. I've flushed the cache on the DNS servers.
>>
>>
>> -- Sean Hanson
>>    Systems Administrator
>
> Sean,
>
> That did the trick...
>
> [bigfish at kippered bigfish]$ host -t mx ftc.gov
> ftc.gov mail is handled by 10 arcticfox.ftc.gov.
> ftc.gov mail is handled by 10 silverfox.ftc.gov.
> ftc.gov mail is handled by 20 redfox.ftc.gov.
> [bigfish at kippered bigfish]$ mailq
> /var/spool/mqueue is empty

host -t mx ftc.gov doberman.ftc.gov
host -t mx ftc.gov alsatian.ftc.gov
Both now give the same correct responses too.




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