SMTP server name

[Amit Manna_6]

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

Thanks
Amit

[Rajeev Shukla]

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

[Stephen Keane]

Something like

# nslookup -t MX

[renarios]

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

[Amit Manna_6]

the command nslookup -t MX does not work

[Rajeev Shukla]

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

[Suraj Singh_1]

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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