digitalpbk$ nslookup smtp.google.com Server: 8.8.8.8 Address: 8.8.8.8#53 ** serv...

brokentone · on April 17, 2013

NXDOMAIN wouldn't be server down, that's no DNS record. Still won't work, but different (much bigger) issue.

tekacs · on April 17, 2013

I'm pretty sure the 'bigger' issue here is that it's smtp.gmail.com - smtp.google.com is, I believe, always down on account of not existing. :P

deno · on April 17, 2013

Works fine for me:

    > dig +short @8.8.8.8 smtp.gmail.com
    gmail-smtp-msa.l.google.com.
    74.125.136.108
    74.125.136.109

pyre · on April 17, 2013

Or: smtp.googlemail.com

duncans · on April 17, 2013

try `nslookup -querytype=MX google.com`