Date:         Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:22:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dear Jerry, hope you are ok
Comments: cc: RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca
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Hi all,

Here's something that might have a bearing on email issues... I pointed
out to Roy that it's gerry, not jerry, but that was just a typo in his
message, not the address his ISP's having problems with.

So, a mail server has a Domain Name Service Mail eXchanger record, eg:

gmail.com.              3600    IN      MX      20
alt2.gmail-smtpin.l.google.com.
...

vanagon.com has one:
vanagon.com.            14400   IN      MX      5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.
...

but gerry.vanagon.com does not.  It should fall back to the A record:
gerry.vanagon.com.      14400   IN      A       74.96.232.10

(Which, interestingly enough is a Verizon/HEITECH SERVICES FTTP IP
address, not Google.)

I wouldn't be surprised if this is causing some of the email problems we
see.  Can somebody who manages the DNS for gerry add an MX record?

toodle pip,
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