Redirecting Mail From Hostpc To Different Server

[cabuzzi]

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone here can give me the best solution for what I want to do.

Basically, I have a domain controller at home set up as an mail server. I want e-mail to first attempt to be delivered here, then to the HostPC server at 199.237.51.29 as an alternative.

When I look under MX records, there is only an option to append a name to my cabuzzi.com domain, not specify another on altogether.

Also, under DNS I see that "mail" points to 199.237.51.29. I've tried adding another "mail" entry with the new address, and also deleting the original entry and putting my mail server's address. Neither worked.

How is the best way to accomplish this?

[thevillageinn]

if you have a domain controller, I'm assuming it also has a DNS server running in it - right? You should be using your own IP for your domain's DNS and allowing your DNS server to feed the correct IPs based on the requests it receives.

Correct? anyone?

[cprompt]

Yes, the user level DNS menu under DA does not give you sufficient access to records in order to specify the changes you need to make. The simplest way would be for the DC at your home to be the authority for your domain but that means if your DC at home is down nothing gets delivered anywhere.
Either...
Support at Hostpc could make the changes for you (2 MX records with the record for your home box having the lower value).
Or use an external DNS service such as dnsmadeeasy.com or zoneedit.com to handle the DNS for this domain. That way you have full access to your domains DNS records and overcome the limitations of the user level menu on DA.

[cabuzzi]

I do have it set up as a DNS server and it's running perfectly. I only want the mail server to be there for now, though. I want the web server to stay at HostPC.


Originally posted by thevillageinn@Jul 28 2005, 08:09 AM
if you have a domain controller, I'm assuming it also has a DNS server running in it - right? You should be using your own IP for your domain's DNS and allowing your DNS server to feed the correct IPs based on the requests it receives.

Correct? anyone?

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[thevillageinn]

it looks like cprompt has a better handle on it than I do - re-read their post and figure out what you want to do next. Or ask some clarifying questions about their response.

[cprompt]

I do have it set up as a DNS server and it's running perfectly. I only want the mail server to be there for now, though. I want the web server to stay at HostPC.

Then unless support at HostPC can add the mx records you need to point your mail at your home machine then your only other option is external DNS hosting such as dnsmadeeasy or zonedit.
Zonedit is free to use for your first 5 domains so it wont hurt to give that a go.
http://www.zoneedit.com/
A support ticket should get you the answer to the HostPC option quicker than posting here.
To be more explicit about zoneedit.
You would point the nameserver records of your domain at the zoneedit servers rather than the ones here at HostPC.
Then at zoneedit you would create A records that point the web traffic to the HostPC server you are hosted on and MX records to your home machine.
When anyone visits your site, it is the name servers at zoneedit that are authorititive so web trafffic and mail get split up as you would want them to be. If you can manage your own DNS server on your home box, then zoneedit shouldn't give you any problems.

[cabuzzi]

Thank you both, especially you cprompt. I'll open up a trouble ticket and see if there's anything they can do.

If not, I'll try out ZoneEdit.

Thanks!!!