just noticed something wierd which i don't understand so figured i'd ask the smart guys n gals around here..<p>why is the MX record for msn.co.uk set to depot.dial.pipex.com, with the result that attempting to send mail bounces with "relay access denied"?<p>tried from a few places (http://www.google.com/search?q=nslookup) and it's not just me..<p>something screwed up in the DNS..? maliciously?<p># dig msn.co.uk MX
...
;; ANSWER SECTION:
msn.co.uk. 778 IN MX 20 depot.dial.pipex.com.<p># telnet depot.dial.pipex.com 25
Trying 62.241.162.96...
Connected to depot.dial.pipex.com (62.241.162.96).
Escape character is '^]'.
220 addams.systems.pipex.net ESMTP Postfix
EHLO ...
MAIL FROM: ...
250 Ok
RCPT TO: <test@msn.co.uk>
554 <test@msn.co.uk>: Relay access denied