[NTLUG:Discuss] Mail server not propagating?

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>From: brian at pongonova.net
>Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Mail server not propagating?
>Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 23:58:11 -0500
>
>Neil--
>
>A couple of other things.  It looks like you're carrying different SOA 
>records for
>the same domain (parasailworkshop.com) on three different nameservers.

from the dig result below, I don't see the different SOA resords for the 
domain. all name server has the same SOA -- dns4.JAMMConsulting.com for this 
domain. can anyone explain?


This is
>sure to cause confusion and mayhem in the world, especially on servers with
>brain-damaged caches...please use only one SOA record, and use a serial 
>numbering
>scheme that's easy to remember and adjust.  Personally, I use the following 
>on my
>servers:
>
>2002061401
>yyyymmddss
>
>where yyyy, mm, and dd represent the date, and ss represents an arbitrary 
>index
>number.
>
>Also, O'Reilly publishes an excellent resource for configuring DNS called 
>"DNS and
>BIND."  The only problem I have with the book is BIND :)  But the DNS 
>information
>is very good.  Also, consider using djbdns, an alternative to BIND which 
>doesn't
>make the consultants that support BIND very happy.  The nice feature of 
>djbdns is
>that is splits the caching and name server functionality into two distinct
>daemons, rather than the monolithic approach BIND takes.  It's also very
>conservative with the host's resources.
>
>   --Brian
>
>brian at turquoise <11:47pm> 125% dig @dns2.jammconsulting.com 
>parasailworkshop.com soa
>;; ANSWER SECTION:
>parasailworkshop.com.   10h40m IN SOA   dns4.JAMMConsulting.com.  
>admin.JAMMConsulting.com. (                                         
>1022089545
>; serial
>                                         3H              ; refresh
>                                         1H              ; retry
>                                         1W              ; expiry
>                                         10h40m )                ; minimum
>
>brian at turquoise <11:49pm> 126% dig @dns3.jammconsulting.com 
>parasailworkshop.com soa
><snip>
>;; ANSWER SECTION:
>parasailworkshop.com.   10h40m IN SOA   dns4.JAMMConsulting.com.
>admin.JAMMConsulting.com. (                                         
>1022092731
>; serial
>                                         3H              ; refresh
>                                         1H              ; retry
>                                         1W              ; expiry
>                                         10h40m )                ; minimum
>
>brian at turquoise <11:51pm> 127% dig @dns4.jammconsulting.com 
>parasailworkshop.com soa
><snip>
>;; ANSWER SECTION:
>parasailworkshop.com.   10h40m IN SOA   dns4.JAMMConsulting.com.
>admin.JAMMConsulting.com. (                                         
>1023938676
>; serial
>                                         3H              ; refresh
>                                         1H              ; retry
>                                         1W              ; expiry
>                                         10h40m )                ; minimum
>
>On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 11:07:51PM -0500, Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> > Eric:
> >
> > I did update the serial number, so it should have propagated.
> > I have change it again and restarted named.
> >
> > What is strange is that www has propagated, but not mail.
> >
> > Any other ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > 	Neil.
> >
> > --
> > Neil Aggarwal
> > JAMM Consulting, Inc.    (972) 612-6056, http://www.JAMMConsulting.com
> > Custom Internet Development    Websites, Ecommerce, Java, databases
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On 
>Behalf
> > > Of Eric Schnoebelen
> > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:57 PM
> > > To: discuss at ntlug.org
> > > Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Mail server not propagating?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Neil Aggarwal" writes:
> > > - Eric:
> > > -
> > > - I looked thru the DNS records on dns2, dns3, and dns4 on
> > > - jammconsulting.com and they dont refer to dns3 in their
> > > - SOA records.
> > > -
> > > - Also, all of them resolve to 66.181.172.254, which
> > > - is the correct machine.
> > > -
> > > - Do you see something different?
> > >
> > > 	Nope, just taking a guess.
> > >
> > > 	The bigger question still stands, did you remember to
> > > update the serial number in the SOA record when you made the
> > > change to parasailworkshop.com?  If you don't remember, do it
> > > again, and reload the zone file.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Eric Schnoebelen		eric at cirr.com		 http://www.cirr.com
> > > 	Theoretical Physicist -- a physicist whose existence has been
> > > 	    postulated, to make the numbers balance, but who is
> > > 		never actually observed in the laboratory.
> > >
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