No, I don't think that's the same problem. The alert on the service
status page about the router issue is still open, and outside sources
(e.g. mxtoolbox.com) can't find our MX record.
--Bill.
On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 14:23 -0400, Gary Schrock wrote:
> On 10/29/2010 2:16 PM, Bill Wheeler wrote:
> > We're noticing the same thing you are, Gary. Whatever is going on seems
> > to 'mask' our MX records, but not those for msu.edu. Our MX records can
> > be seen from on campus, but not from off campus. A records appear
> > viewable from anywhere.
>
> Supposedly the problem is now fixed. Our other IT guy here chatted with
> the ATS people, and they've eventually figured out "Had a problem with
> one of the filters on the mail coming in from "outside" MSU. The filter
> was fixed around 1:30 and mail has been flowing since then.".
>
> Now, that doesn't really sound like something like what you're
> describing, with MX issues. I actually had no problem with mail all
> morning on a non mail.msu.edu system, it was just mail trying to go *to*
> the main msu email servers.
>
> Of course, that also sounds like anything that came in that never made
> it was probably lost forever.
>
> Gary
> > --Bill.
> > ----------------
> > Bill Wheeler, Systems Administrator
> > Michigan State University Libraries
> > [log in to unmask] (517)884-0882
> >
> > On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 14:05 -0400, Gary Schrock wrote:
> >> On 10/29/2010 11:49 AM, Jon Galbreath wrote:
> >>> There's been an ongoing network issue with routers for the last day or so. http://servicestatus.msu.edu/status_detail.php?id=5062
> >>> It might be related.
> >>>
> >> Yeah, I thought about that, but it does seem to actually get to the msu
> >> mail servers (I can see the delivery on my mail server), and I would
> >> have thought by that point it'd be beyond routing problems.
> >>
> >> (Oops, didn't send this out when I thought I did. More seems to be
> >> getting through now than before, but nothing old that went in has come
> >> through yet.)
> >>
> >>> Jon Galbreath
> >>> MCSE/Security+
> >>> Systems Administrator
> >>> International Studies and Programs
> >>> Ph: 517-884-2144
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Gary Schrock [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >>> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 11:48 AM
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Subject: [MSUNAG] mail.msu.edu email getting lost?
> >>>
> >>> Anybody else noticing this morning that mail to msu email addresses isn't necessarily getting through? (Of course, it means you folks might not get this either :) ).
> >>>
> >>> Mail sent from the webmail to ones self seems to get through immediately fine. Mail sent from an external source seems to be disappearing into a void most of the time (we've seen a few seem to get through, but most doesn't seem to be arriving).
> >>>
> >>> From the sending side, I can tell that the msu mail servers have received it immediately without any problem. I just don't know if there's some sort of massive internal slowdown going on, or if it's just getting lost?
> >>>
> >>> Gary
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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