Subj : Can't send netmail
To   : Digital Man
From : Richard Vonzel
Date : Thu Jun 05 2025 09:24 pm

Hello Digital.

27 Oct 70 11:26, you wrote to Rick V:

DM>   Re: Can't send netmail
DM>   By: Rick V to All on Thu Jun 05 2025 01:51 pm

>> I'm trying to send someone a netmail message and keep getting this
>> error?
>>
>> 6/5  01:47:58p  BINKOUT Running native timed event: ?binkit
>>   6/5  01:47:58p  BINKOUT BinkIT/2.41 invoked with options:
>>   6/5  01:47:58p  BINKOUT Attempting callout for 1:105/7@fidonet,
>> file:
>> C:\sbbs\fido\outbound\00690007.cut
>>   6/5  01:47:58p  BINKOUT JSBinkP/4 callout to 1:105/7@fidonet
>> started
>>   6/5  01:47:58p  BINKOUT Connecting to 1:105/7@fidonet at
>> f7.n105.z1.fidonet:24554
>>   6/5  01:47:58p  BINKOUT Connection to f7.n105.z1.fidonet:24554
>> failed (Error: No such host is known. ).
>>   6/5  01:47:58p  BINKOUT Timed event: '?binkit' returned 0
>>
>> It is a valid netmail address. Anyone have an idea how to fix this?

DM> f7.n105.z1.fidonet is not a valid host name. You can verify that with
DM> any DNS lookup tool: $ host f7.n105.z1.fidonet Host f7.n105.z1.fidonet
DM> not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

DM> I think you have your zone 1 configured for the wrong DNSSuffix in
DM> echocfg, that should be 'binkp.net', not 'fidonet':

That was it..  Changed that and the netmail went right through.

DM> $ host  f7.n105.z1.binkp.net
DM> f7.n105.z1.binkp.net is an alias for digdist.synchro.net.
DM> digdist.synchro.net has address 50.46.162.90
DM> digdist.synchro.net mail is handled by 0 mail.synchro.net.
DM> --
DM>                                             digital man (rob)

Thanks,
Rick

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