Re: SMTP unable to send email to own domain

Hello Artie,

The primary DNS suffix should be the domain name. Did you check the DNS zones
for the ip address registration? What kind of server is the ipconfing from?
Please post also the DNS server's ipconfig /all and a problem client.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Correction: there is 1 NIC, with 2 IPs assigned
> No Exchange server, companys email is hosted via Gmail.
> Who Is shows: Domain Service Provider: No-IP.com
> ipconfig/all info:
>
> Primary DNS suffix: (blank)
> Node Type: Unknown
> IP Routing enabled: No
> Wins Proxy enabled: No
> DHCP enabled: No
> IP address: 192.168.1.231
> Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> IP address: 192.168.1.230
> Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> Defautl Gateway: 192.168.1.254
> DNS Servers: 192.168.1.1
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news: .com...
>
>> Hello Artie,
>>
>> Do you use an Exchange server or just the machine with the error is
>> no exchange?
>>
>> You should not use the loopback ip address 127.0.0.1 if youhave
>> multiple servers and point machines to DNS servers. Please post an
>> unedited ipconfig /all from the servers involved and a client where
>> your try to send to.
>>
>> Aslo see this one:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820284
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884421
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
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>>> Hi all,
>>> Hoiping somebody has an idea about this error in the System event
>>> viewer:
>>> "Message delivery to the remote domain 'mydomain.com' failed for the
>>> following reason: Unable to bind to the destination server in DNS"
>>> This error only occurs when sending emails to my internal email
>>> accounts. I can send to external domains.
>>> This is not an Exchange server
>>> Server is Windows 2003, sp2, not a domain member
>>> Running SMTP service
>>> Server has 2 NICs, each with its own IP. SMTP is setup to allow
>>> relay
>>> from
>>> these 2 IPs as well as 127.0.0.1. DNS server IP points to domain
>>> controller.
>>> SMTP sends successfully, just not to internal domain.