DNS lookup failed

DropHit · 01-23-2004, 10:00 PM

I am using my server as the DNS server and the mail server

My mail just sits in the queue using surgemail, and i get a DNS lookup failed for ALL hotmail.com address

How do i fix this is it a way to put hotmail info into my DNS setup

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mrtechguy · 12-29-2007, 03:25 AM

You will probably find that "hotmail.com" has *many many* SMTP servers handling its mail, just try looking up Mx records for it, it may be impossible to do this, or just find a hotmail server. Once you have done this add the IP to /etc/hosts in this format

Code:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx hotmail.com