MX check

[timill]

Could someone please check the MX records for smofs.org and timill.co.uk? I'm having strange problems with mailing lists ATM and a bad MX record might explain them.

Comments

MX looks fine, but....

[erikvolson.livejournal.com]

eriko ~ -> dig smofs.org mx

(Various DiG Noise elided -- EVO)

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;smofs.org. IN MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
smofs.org. 14269 IN MX 0 smofs.org.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 430748 IN NS g.root-servers.net.
(and all the other root nameservers - EVO)
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
smofs.org. 14269 IN A 207.44.154.41

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;; QUESTION SECTION:
;timill.co.uk. IN MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
timill.co.uk. 14317 IN MX 0 timill.co.uk.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 430680 IN NS e.root-servers.net.
(all the root nameservers again -- EVO)

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
timill.co.uk. 14317 IN A 207.44.154.41

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BUT!!

eriko ~ -> telnet timill.co.uk 25
Trying 207.44.154.41...
telnet: connect to address 207.44.154.41: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host

eriko ~ -> telnet smofs.org 25
Trying 207.44.154.41...
telnet: connect to address 207.44.154.41: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host

You're advertising a single MX, and the mail exchanger isn't accepting SMTP connections.