DNS servers used by relay.plus.net

[#1]

Does anyone know which DNS servers the relay mail servers use for routing outgoing mail?

[#2]

IIRC, it used to be some caches we had based in Sheffield. Not sure if that's still the case though, I'd have to ask around tomorrow.

[#3]

That's what I thought.
The reason I'm asking is that an account I created at 15:19 is still not accepting mail. I was wanting to try a dig on the DNS server used by relay (ns1.force9.net has the DNS records - ns2.force9.net doesn't).
Edit: Wasn't it the DNS servers used by dialup?

[#4]

Quote from: jelv

The reason I'm asking is that an account I created at 15:19 is still not accepting mail. I was wanting to try a dig on the DNS server used by relay (ns1.force9.net has the DNS records - ns2.force9.net doesn't).

I'd give it a while longer jelv but if it's the same tomorrow morning then give this thread a bump as I'd have expected it to be showing on both auth servers by then.

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Wasn't it the DNS servers used by dialup?

I've no idea if I'm honest although it could well be.

[#5]

It shouldn't take 6 hours!
I think CSC are talking to Networks - can you see if a problem has been raised? (When I rang in he checked another account which had been created today and that was the same)

[#6]

Quote from: jelv

It shouldn't take 6 hours! I think CSC are talking to Networks - can you see if a problem has been raised? (When I rang in he checked another account which had been created today and that was the same)

It was me, I checked with Bob and he said exactly the same to me as he said above

[#7]

As per my reply to your PM jelv, I'll pick this up tomorrow morning if it's still a problem. I don't think it's worth getting anybody out of bed for and I've known it to take longer in the past.

[#8]

Well ns1.force9.net and ns2.force9.net are now telling the same story.
However looking at the caching servers they are not yet - but they are improving:
212.156.13.49, 212.159.13.50 & 212.159.6.10 look OK but 212.159.6.9 doesn't have any of the mx-postini.last.plus.net. records
Are there two more caching servers in the other London centre and if so what are their IPs?

[#9]

I've just checked 212.159.6.9 again and it is now giving fewer A records than the last time I checked.
What is going on?
Earlier:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\dns\bin>dig @212.159.6.9 elvin2.plus.com mx
; <<>> DiG 9.4.0-(Hawk)-8.21 <<>> @212.159.6.9 elvin2.plus.com mx
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 5
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 6
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;elvin2.plus.com.               IN      MX
;; ANSWER SECTION:
elvin2.plus.com.        39897   IN      MX      10 mx-postini.core.plus.net.
elvin2.plus.com.        39897   IN      MX      20 mx-postini.last.plus.net.
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
plus.com.               32418   IN      NS      ns1.force9.net.
plus.com.               32418   IN      NS      ns2.force9.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
mx-postini.core.plus.net. 84    IN      A       64.18.4.10
mx-postini.core.plus.net. 84    IN      A       64.18.4.11
mx-postini.core.plus.net. 84    IN      A       64.18.4.13
mx-postini.core.plus.net. 84    IN      A       64.18.4.14
ns1.force9.net.         24728   IN      A       195.166.128.16
ns2.force9.net.         25254   IN      A       195.166.128.17
;; Query time: 109 msec
;; SERVER: 212.159.6.9#53(212.159.6.9)
;; WHEN: Thu Dec 04 09:59:30 2008
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 244

About 10 minutes later:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\dns\bin>dig @212.159.6.9 elvin2.plus.com mx
; <<>> DiG 9.4.0-(Hawk)-8.21 <<>> @212.159.6.9 elvin2.plus.com mx
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 308
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;elvin2.plus.com.               IN      MX
;; ANSWER SECTION:
elvin2.plus.com.        39461   IN      MX      20 mx-postini.last.plus.net.
elvin2.plus.com.        39461   IN      MX      10 mx-postini.core.plus.net.
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
plus.com.               31982   IN      NS      ns1.force9.net.
plus.com.               31982   IN      NS      ns2.force9.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1.force9.net.         24292   IN      A       195.166.128.16
ns2.force9.net.         24818   IN      A       195.166.128.17
;; Query time: 93 msec
;; SERVER: 212.159.6.9#53(212.159.6.9)
;; WHEN: Thu Dec 04 10:06:46 2008
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 180

[#10]

Seems OK now.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby>nslookup -type=mx elvin2.plus.com 212.159.6.9
Server:  ptn-cdns01.plus.net
Address:  212.159.6.9
Non-authoritative answer:
elvin2.plus.com MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = mx-postini.core.plus.net
elvin2.plus.com MX preference = 20, mail exchanger = mx-postini.last.plus.net
plus.com        nameserver = ns2.force9.net
plus.com        nameserver = ns1.force9.net
mx-postini.core.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.14
mx-postini.core.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.10
mx-postini.core.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.11
mx-postini.core.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.13
mx-postini.last.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.14
mx-postini.last.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.10
mx-postini.last.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.11
mx-postini.last.plus.net        internet address = 64.18.4.13
ns1.force9.net  internet address = 195.166.128.16
ns2.force9.net  internet address = 195.166.128.17

Not sure why there was that discrepancy earlier, I'll ask around tomorrow to see if anybody can think of why you'd see that...