From: Cybertime Hostmaster (hostmastercybertime.net)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 16:32:30 CDT

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> I am running into a bizarre error when trying to send email to my
> postfix system (1.11 distributed with RedHat 8) via smtp. It will
> happily deliver a counce, but not the message, citing an error I have
> no idea how to interpret.
>
> Any help available?
>
> Apr 29 11:55:36 merlin postfix/lmtp[14284]: D0E94310002:
> to=<mccallisterforthillcompany.com>, relay=none, delay=0,
> status=bounced (Name service error for localhost: Host found but no
> data record of requested type)
> Apr 29 11:55:36 merlin postfix/cleanup[14282]: 0993B310003:
> message-id=<20030429155536.0993B310003merlin.forthill.int>
> Apr 29 11:55:36 merlin postfix/nqmgr[14277]: 0993B310003: from=<>,
> size=2400, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Apr 29 11:55:36 merlin postfix/smtp[14286]: 0993B310003:
> to=<mccallistermerlin.fridayfives.net>, relay=none, delay=0,
> status=bounced (Name service error for merlin.fridayfives.net: Host
> found but no data record of requested type)

%host merlin.fridayfives.net
%host fridayfives.net
fridayfives.net has address 209.137.167.162
fridayfives.net mail is handled (pri=10) by mail.fridayfives.net
fridayfives.net mail is handled (pri=20) by mail2.fridayfives.net
%host mail.fridayfives.net
mail.fridayfives.net has address 209.137.167.162
%host mail2.fridayfives.net
mail2.fridayfives.net has address 65.89.88.23
%host forthillcompany.com
forthillcompany.com has address 65.89.88.76
forthillcompany.com mail is handled (pri=20) by mail2.fridayfives.net
forthillcompany.com mail is handled (pri=10) by mail.fridayfives.net

Not sure about why the forthillcompany.com failed for you, but the
merlin.fridayfives.net got me nothing.

Have you looked at the DNS on that machine? Does it have one? The
/etc/resolv.conf?

--Eric

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