At 06:24 12/15/98 -0500, Harman, Chip said: |I am exasperated by this one user's inability to send mail to my server. |I always receive the following error message: | |--> Error description: |Error-For: [log in to unmask] |Error-Code: 1 |Error-Text: Host unknown (Name server: fpc_mail.fpcusia.gov.: |non-recoverable error) The MX record is inherently flawed: leftQuery:Mail Exchange (MX):FPCUSIA.GOV Authoritative Answer FPCUSIA.GOV MX 1 fpc_mail.FPCUSIA.GOV fpc_mail.FPCUSIA.GOV A 205.177.54.66 Complete: FPCUSIA.GOV Please run, do not walk, to the domain hostmaster: mailto:[log in to unmask] assuming that YOU can even email him/her! or: USIA Foreign Press Center (FPCUSIA-DOM) National Press Building Washington, DC 20045 Domain Name: FPCUSIA.GOV Status: ACTIVE Domain Type: Federal Administrative Contact: Aldriedge, John (JA1) (202) 661-8943 (FAX)(202) 724-0122 [log in to unmask] Domain servers in listed order: NS1.FPCUSIA.GOV 205.177.54.6 NS2.FPCUSIA.GOV 205.177.54.66 Record last updated on 06-Jul-98. -- They need a reconfiguration: no underscores in hostnames! /Pete Weiss at Penn State