> You should probably be using a FQDN for the MX record. > > Here's an example of a DNS record that works for me: > ; Zone File for hosix.com > $TTL 14400 > @ 14440 IN SOA ns1.hosix.com. root.alder.hosix.com. ( > 2005043003 > 14400 > 7200 > 3600000 > 86400 > ) > > hosix.com. 14400 IN NS ns1.hosix.com. > hosix.com. 14400 IN NS ns2.hosix.com. > > hosix.com. 14400 IN A 207.58.168.98 > > hosix.com. 14400 IN MX 0 hosix.com. > > mail 14400 IN CNAME hosix.com. > www 14400 IN CNAME hosix.com. > ftp 14400 IN CNAME hosix.com. > > The named log files are pretty good at showing why things aren't working. > > Shawn Ok, copied your file exactly as is with obvious name/ip changes and set perms correctly. It didn't makle any difference? I enabled logging and set it to debug and it shows nothing. I was doings this remotely from a windows box and using nslookup on the windows box, funny thing is using nslookup and set q=mx works on the local CentOS Bind server but from the windows client it doesn't? Thanks! jlc