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I am very new to server mangagement. I started out with just a WEB hosting service, but had to upgrade to a virtual dedicated service because I needed more advanced FTP capibility. Now I'm having problems getting email to work and I think it may have something to do the NFS settings. I got a couple of email accounts set up. But when I try to login using webmail I get the following. "login failed for some reason, most likely your username or password was entered incorrectly". I know my user name and passwords are correct. I tryed many times with differents mail accounts.
I am using the Plesk 7.5.1 manger on a Red Hat 9 Operating System. Also I have no problem accessing my FTP using my domain name.
Below are the NFS settings as they are now. I'm hoping someone can tell me if these are settings are correct.
I am also trying to find a good "beginners" book on server managment, if anyone has any suggestions.
Host - Record type - Value
216.69.174.74 / 24 - PTR - example.com.
ATT.example.com. - A - #*$!.69.xxx.74
ftp.example.com. - CNAME example.com.
JAK.example.com. - A - xxx.69.174.74
mail.example.com. - A - 216.69.xxx.74
ns.example.com. - A - xxx.69.xxx.74
example.com. - A - xxx.69.xxx.74
example.com. - MX (10) - mail.exanple.com.
example.com. - NS - ns.example.com.
webmail.example.com. - A - xxx.69.xxx.74
www.example.com. - CNAME - example.com.
TIA for any help anyone can give.
Rick
[edited by: mack at 5:58 pm (utc) on April 10, 2005]
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First off, I think you're getting confused between NFS [en.wikipedia.org] and DNS [en.wikipedia.org].
As for specifically answering your problem, I'm not entirely sure what the problem is... There are a few avenues to approach, but your best bet is likely to call your hosting company and ask them to help you. They'll know the system better than eitehr of us. :)
As for a good book to use as a primer, a good start might be a primer on internet technologies and protocols. Nothing too crazy like the internals of TCP/IP, but something like basics of DNS and so on. You best bet: go to your bookstore and spend some time browsing through the books available. :)
I also find that wikipedia is a great source if you have time to follow all the related links.
