strange DNS problem

[Bill Moran]

Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at tensor.3miasto.net> wrote:

> one of my users reporting problem sending e-mail to @mil.be
> 
> sendmail reports host name lookup failure
> 
> host reports
> 
> [wojtek at chylonia ~]$ host -t mx mil.be
> mil.be mail is handled by 10 hermes01.mil.be.
> 
> 
> [wojtek at chylonia ~]$ host -t a hermes01.mil.be
> hermes01.mil.be has address 194.7.21.40
> hermes01.mil.be has address 193.191.219.40
> Host hermes01.mil.be not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> where's a problem? while hostr is able to get IP addresses but then 
> reports servfail?

I don't see that error when I try the same lookups.
host -t a hermes01.mil.be
hermes01.mil.be has address 194.7.21.40
hermes01.mil.be has address 193.191.219.40

I suspect the problem is in your resolver config and/or caches.

-- 
Bill Moran

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