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NAME

       testmxlookup - Look up mail relays for a domain

SYNOPSIS

       testmxlookup [domain...]

DESCRIPTION

       testmxlookup lists the names and IP addresses of mail relays that
       receive mail for the domain. This is useful in diagnosing mail delivery
       problems.

       testmxlookup sends a DNS MX query for the specified domain, followed by
       A/AAAA queries, if needed.  testmxlookup lists the hostname and the IP
       address of every mail relay, and its MX priority.

   DIAGNOSTICS
       The error message "Hard error" indicates that the domain does not
       exist, or does not have any mail relays. The error message "Soft error"
       indicates a temporary error condition (usually a network failure of
       some sorts, or the local DNS server is down).

SEE ALSO

       courier(8)[1], RFC 1035[2].

NOTES

        1. courier(8)
           [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/courier.html

        2. RFC 1035
           http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt