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RE: MX or A records error messages
What's the domain name of the person you're trying to reach? Example, if I'm trying to reach person@hotmail.com , the domain name would be hotmail.com

An MX record will point to where the mail servers are. So if I'm emailing to hotmail.com, the configuration of that domain should include the mail servers that hotmail uses.

If the domain name of the person is not set up properly (no MX records or records pointing at a wrong place), the person will not be able to receive the mail.

You can run an who.is (http://who.is) to verify if the domain is still active (and can therefore receive mail). If that is the case, you could run a MX lookup (http://http://mxtoolbox.com/) to see if the mail servers are properly configured. If they are not configured properly, it would explain the message you receive.
11-11-2011 06:11 PM
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MX or A records error messages - by kimchim on 11-11-2011 at 06:01 PM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by albert on 11-11-2011 at 06:11 PM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by kimchim on 11-11-2011 at 06:33 PM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by CookieRevised on 11-11-2011 at 10:12 PM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by kimchim on 11-12-2011 at 02:25 AM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by CookieRevised on 11-12-2011 at 08:01 AM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by kimchim on 11-12-2011 at 10:26 AM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by MxToolBox on 11-16-2011 at 04:20 PM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by kimchim on 11-17-2011 at 06:28 AM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by matty on 11-17-2011 at 02:36 PM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by kimchim on 11-18-2011 at 04:43 AM
RE: MX or A records error messages - by sudhakarks on 03-23-2012 at 12:38 PM


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