[Sussex] Broadband Linux for Mike Diack!: Was re: a bit of news

Gareth Ablett zoomer at zoomer2k.co.uk
Wed Jul 21 21:52:52 UTC 2004


Steve Dobson wrote:

>Gareth
>
>On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 02:34:47PM +0100, Gareth Ablett wrote:
>  
>
>>I already have the domains, infact phpworld.co.uk is already pointing at
>>my IP just nothing is routing to my kit properly.
>>    
>>
> <>
> Well there are no MX records for phpworld.co.uk.
>
> $ host -a phpworld.co.uk
> phpworld.co.uk NS ns.hosteurope.com
> phpworld.co.uk NS ns2.hosteurope.com
> phpworld.co.uk A 82.152.92.137
>
> Compair that with uthink.co.uk
>
> $ host -a uthink.co.uk
> uthink.co.uk SOA uthink.co.uk root.\@.uthink.co.uk (
> 405131147 ;serial (version)
> 7200 ;refresh period (2 hours)
> 900 ;retry interval (15 minutes)
> 604800 ;expire time (1 week)
> 86400 ;default ttl (1 day)
> )
> uthink.co.uk NS kids.uthink.co.uk
> uthink.co.uk NS marvin.uthink.co.uk
> uthink.co.uk NS jorgensen.uthink.co.uk
> uthink.co.uk MX 100 marvin.uthink.co.uk
> uthink.co.uk A 82.68.142.129
> uthink.co.uk LOC 50 46 N 0 13 E 5m 1m 10000m 10m
>
> I note from the whois database that you're using hosteurope.com name
> servers. You need to ask them to add an MX record for your network.
>
> The other way would be to set your machine as a name server and then
> have a friend's machine as the backup. If you want to do it this way
> e-mail me (off-list) and we can set it up. Karl and I have done it
> this way - we even share the domain, but that is for other reasons.
>
> Steve

The only reason that i havnt don the MX records (i have full control of 
these on the control panel for 123-reg.co.uk) is because as i havnt 
managed to get other things working as yet so didnt think there was much 
point.

Gareth Ablett





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