topic SMTP server name in Operating System - HP-UX

SMTP server name

Amit Manna_6 — Mon, 09 May 2005 05:32:27 GMT

HI
Can anybody tell me how can we find out the SMTP server name ?

Thanks
Amit

Re: SMTP server name

Rajeev Shukla — Mon, 09 May 2005 05:40:58 GMT

Hi Amit,

Can you describe more as what is your requirement coz one way to find a SMTP server in domain is using nslookup and querying the MX record for that domain

Cheers
Rajeev

Re: SMTP server name

Stephen Keane — Mon, 09 May 2005 05:41:32 GMT

Something like

# nslookup -t MX

Re: SMTP server name

renarios — Mon, 09 May 2005 05:48:54 GMT

For which purpose do you want to know the name of the SMTP server?
Do you need it for the sendmail configuration, or for finding an mx record?

Cheerio,

Renarios

Re: SMTP server name

Amit Manna_6 — Mon, 09 May 2005 05:52:05 GMT

the command nslookup -t MX does not work

Re: SMTP server name

Rajeev Shukla — Mon, 09 May 2005 05:58:32 GMT

Do
nslookup
>set query=mx
>hotmail.com
This will list the SMTP servers of hotmail site (MX record for hotmail site)
Thats how you can query for your domain

Cheers
Rajeev

Re: SMTP server name

Suraj Singh_1 — Mon, 09 May 2005 07:09:34 GMT

In the o/p of nslookup, look for "mail exchanger"...
# nslookup
Default Name Server: dns.mydomain.com
Address: 10.1.16.101

> set q=mx
> hp.com
Name Server: dns.mydomain.com
Address: 10.1.16.101

Trying DNS
Non-authoritative answer:
hp.com preference = 10, mail exchanger = smtp.cce.hp.com
hp.com preference = 30, mail exchanger = smtpx.hp.com
hp.com preference = 10, mail exchanger = smtp.hp.com

Authoritative answers can be found from:
hp.com nameserver = am1.hp.com
hp.com nameserver = am3.hp.com
hp.com nameserver = ap1.hp.com
hp.com nameserver = eu1.hp.com
hp.com nameserver = eu2.hp.com
hp.com nameserver = eu3.hp.com
smtp.cce.hp.com internet address = 161.114.21.24
smtp.cce.hp.com internet address = 161.114.21.25
smtp.cce.hp.com internet address = 161.114.21.22
smtp.cce.hp.com internet address = 161.114.21.23
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.45.89.157
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.81.168.20
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.81.168.21
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.81.176.20
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.81.176.21
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.45.89.154
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.45.89.155
smtpx.hp.com internet address = 15.45.89.156
am1.hp.com internet address = 15.227.128.50
am3.hp.com internet address = 15.243.160.50
ap1.hp.com internet address = 15.211.128.50
eu1.hp.com internet address = 16.14.64.50
eu2.hp.com internet address = 16.6.64.50
eu3.hp.com internet address = 16.8.64.50
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