Re: Multiple MX records.

["Chris Whisonant" <chris.whisonant@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've always thought this was a bug with Domino. I posted a similar issue a
while back where Domino wouldn't route mail if it couldn't resolve the A
record: http://cwhisonant.blogspot.com/2006/03/smtp-routing-question.html

But I've seen similar issues like you've mentioned...

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 2:32 PM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Summary:  Is there something in Domino to just try the first MX record
> associated with a server it will it alternate between records?
>
> Details:
> One particular server, running Domino 7.0.3 on V6R1 of i, has a few emails
> in it's mail#.box files.  Since we use dedicated dpars for smtp I bounced
> it.  Some of these recipients are generating:
> 06/16/2008 14:10:53   Router: No messages transferred to MERCY.NAVY.MIL
> (host
>  mail.fleet.NAVY.MIL) via SMTP: The server is not responding. The server
> may
> be down or you may be experiencing network problems. Contact your system
> admi
> nistrator if this problem persists.
> 06/16/2008 14:10:53   Router: Transferring mail to domain
> GOPHERELECTRONICS.C
> OM (host mail.GOPHERELECTRONICS.COM [64.122.37.59]) via SMTP
> 06/16/2008 14:10:54   Router: Transferred 1 messages to
> GOPHERELECTRONICS.COM
>  (host mail.GOPHERELECTRONICS.COM) via SMTP
> 06/16/2008 14:10:58   Router: Message 005F8D2A transferred to
> mail.GOPHERELEC
> TRONICS.COM for tammy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx via SMTP
> 06/16/2008 14:10:58   Router: No messages transferred to GRABILLBANK.COM
> (hos
> t mail.GRABILLBANK.COM) via SMTP: The server is not responding. The server
> ma
> y be down or you may be experiencing network problems. Contact your system
> ad
> ministrator if this problem persists.
>
> zmailer.org is showing some connection errors.  Hit or miss.  And the
> first server for each domain is pretty much a miss.  Is there something in
> Domino to try the other servers or does it stay with just the first?  For
> example, mail.GRABILLBANK.COM is the first of three MX servers for Grabill
> bank.
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
>
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