Some weeks ago my mail server was put onto another machine with a different IP.
After a few days most of the eMail traffic was redirected successfully to the new mail server.

However there are still some eMails which are directed to the old mail server (which is still running).

Why ?

Is there a way to re-inforce the DNS re-location? In other words:
Is there a way to force a re-propagation of the Mail-Server DNS change information all
over the world wide Mail server structure?

Wolfgang

In article <452790e4$0$32418$9b4e6d93@newsspool1.arcor-online.net>,
Wolfgang Hercker <w.hercker@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Some weeks ago my mail server was put onto another machine with a different IP.
>After a few days most of the eMail traffic was redirected successfully
>to the new mail server.
>
>However there are still some eMails which are directed to the old mail
>server (which is still running).
>
>Why ?
>
>Is there a way to re-inforce the DNS re-location? In other words:
>Is there a way to force a re-propagation of the Mail-Server DNS change
>information all
>over the world wide Mail server structure?

Firstly it doesn't "propagation all over the world". The
only propogation is between the DNS servers for the zone.
The rest of the world queries these servers when they want
a answer.

Secondly, I don't know how you expect anyone to you
without providing details.
* What was the name of the MX record?
* What is the old server?
* What is the new server?

Thirdly, what else did you change at the same time.

This sounds like you also changed the nameservers for the
zone but failed to make the old servers serve the new content
or to stop the old servers serving the zone.

Mark

>Wolfgang

On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:48:20 +0000, Mark Andrews wrote:

> In article <452790e4$0$32418$9b4e6d93@newsspool1.arcor-online.net>,
> Wolfgang Hercker <w.hercker@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Some weeks ago my mail server was put onto another machine with a
>>different IP. After a few days most of the eMail traffic was redirected
>>successfully to the new mail server.
>>
>>However there are still some eMails which are directed to the old mail
>>server (which is still running).
>>
>>Why ?

Probably because some spammers cache MX records. Don't ask me why, I've
seen it happen more than once. Are you sure that is legitimate mail on the
old MX?

>>
>>Is there a way to re-inforce the DNS re-location? In other words: Is
>>there a way to force a re-propagation of the Mail-Server DNS change
>>information all
>>over the world wide Mail server structure?
>
> Firstly it doesn't "propagation all over the world". The only
> propogation is between the DNS servers for the zone. The rest of the
> world queries these servers when they want a answer.

It does propagate all over the world. As long as the information is cached
by parties they will use old information. The new information can thus be
seen to propagate over the world. God knows I've seen it happen way to
many times (hint set your TTL to 0 some time before making changes).

> This sounds like you also changed the nameservers for the zone but failed
> to make the old servers serve the new content or to stop the old servers
> serving the zone.

Or, the new SOA for the zone is less than the old SOA. Or any of the more
common DNS setup errors.

M4
--
Redundancy is a great way to introduce more single points of failure.

In article <pan.2006.10.09.18.34.53.963396@remove.this.part.r tij.nl>,
Martijn Lievaart <m@remove.this.part.rtij.nl> wrote:
>On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:48:20 +0000, Mark Andrews wrote:
>
>> In article <452790e4$0$32418$9b4e6d93@newsspool1.arcor-online.net>,
>> Wolfgang Hercker <w.hercker@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>Some weeks ago my mail server was put onto another machine with a
>>>different IP. After a few days most of the eMail traffic was redirected
>>>successfully to the new mail server.
>>>
>>>However there are still some eMails which are directed to the old mail
>>>server (which is still running).
>>>
>>>Why ?
>
>Probably because some spammers cache MX records. Don't ask me why, I've
>seen it happen more than once. Are you sure that is legitimate mail on the
>old MX?
>
>>>
>>>Is there a way to re-inforce the DNS re-location? In other words: Is
>>>there a way to force a re-propagation of the Mail-Server DNS change
>>>information all
>>>over the world wide Mail server structure?
>>
>> Firstly it doesn't "propagation all over the world". The only
>> propogation is between the DNS servers for the zone. The rest of the
>> world queries these servers when they want a answer.
>
>It does propagate all over the world. As long as the information is cached
>by parties they will use old information. The new information can thus be
>seen to propagate over the world. God knows I've seen it happen way to
>many times (hint set your TTL to 0 some time before making changes).

Given the way the OP used the word propogate the only part
of the DNS protocol which remotely resembles progation is
a NOTIFY driven zone transfer.

Also given the time span involved (weeks) all caches should have
cleared any old cached data.

- As an optional step, check the TTLs of arriving data looking
for RRs with excessively long TTLs. If a RR has an
excessively long TTL, say greater than 1 week, either discard
the whole response, or limit all TTLs in the response to 1
week.

As far as I am aware, all the major caching servers do this.

>> This sounds like you also changed the nameservers for the zone but failed
>> to make the old servers serve the new content or to stop the old servers
>> serving the zone.
>
>Or, the new SOA for the zone is less than the old SOA. Or any of the more
>common DNS setup errors.
>
>M4
>--
>Redundancy is a great way to introduce more single points of failure.