Help! In the deep end... a bit confused!!

[stevebanks]

Hi everyone,

I have confused myself, could anyone just explain the logic to me of this... We have just got a dedicated server with an IP address, we want to use it for hosting... I can access everything via the IP address, and put in host headers etc for the sites, what set-up will I need with each domain to get it pointed to my server and get mail working with it all? What needs to change where? i.e. Nameservers, A/MX etc? etc... I just had an email back from a guy saying MX records need to be a name of a server... How can I get it so I can set-up mail.thisserver.com etc...I am indeed confused, any help would be great!

Thanks everyone

Steve

 

[ChrisAC]

For the domain that you are hosting mail for, the zone file on the DNS server will need something like:-

yourdomain.com IN MX 10 mail.yourdomain.com
IN MX 20 backup.somespooler.com

mail.yourdomain.com IN A <IP_of_your_server>.

Chris.





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[stevebanks]

Thanks Chris, er... I have this "Control Panel" area where i am supposed to set DNS/MX records A/CNAME etc.. up, I assume i just point them to my server IP and then set-up stuff there? Do I need BIND installed on my machine then etc..? I am still v. confused sorry!!

 

[ChrisAC]

No, you do not need BIND installed on your machine. I presume that whoever hosts your domain already has a working DNS server.

As for your "control panel" as I have never seen it I really can't help you here. I would presume that you could set up an A record pointing to your mail server (main.yourdomain.com or something) and then create an MX record that points to that A record.

If in doubt then ask your domain hosting company.

Chris.

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[GlenJohnson]

Ok, take a deep breath, and tell us in DETAIL what you want to do, and what is not working. So far, this doesn't make a lot of sense.

I can access everything via the IP address,

You can get to the outside using ip addresses?

what set-up will I need with each domain to get it pointed to my server and get mail working with it all?

How many domains do you have?|

Glen A. Johnson
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[stevebanks]

Thanks Chris for your help,

Indeed i do not need BIND installed, and have now sorted the problem out!


Thanks again for your help everyone

Steve