Redirecting mail Edit DNS Zone and MX Record

[pubwvj]

I am attempting to set up several domains such that the mail from several of them is all redirected to one domain which will then handle all of the mail. Something like this:

Original Domains: Mail Handling Domain:
hollygraphicart.com ---> blacklightning.com
flashmag.com
bltoner.com

First I tried simply using the "Edit an MX Entry" in WHM (WHM 9.1.0 cPanel 9.1.0-S73__RedHat 9 - WHM X v2.1.2) and changed the MX for each to be blacklightning.com and then I tested. That didn't work. Mail still went to the original domains.

Next I tried doing the above using mail.blacklightning.com instead but that also didn't work and mail still went to the original domains rather than BlackLightning.com

In each case I verified that the changes had been made.

My host then gave me "Edit a DNS Zone" access but neither of us were able to get it working there either.

I then reread the WHM manual (2nd time) but didn't get a clue.

Does anyone have exactly what the DNS setup should look like in "Edit a DNS Zone" to accomplish this? A screen shot would be great.

I have done it before, but under Plesk and I don't see why I'm flailing under WHM which is new to me.

Thanks in advance!

-Walter
in Vermont

I searched the archives here but didn't find a solution. Interestingly, the moderator might want to know, if you don't already, that MX can't be searched on because it is only 2 characters long and there is a 3 character minimum. Odd and a bit of a pain. don't know if that can be fixed... Hope so.

[Marty]

I am attempting to set up several domains such that the mail from several of them is all redirected to one domain which will then handle all of the mail. Something like this:

Original Domains: Mail Handling Domain:
hollygraphicart.com ---> blacklightning.com
flashmag.com
bltoner.com

First I tried simply using the "Edit an MX Entry" in WHM (WHM 9.1.0 cPanel 9.1.0-S73__RedHat 9 - WHM X v2.1.2) and changed the MX for each to be blacklightning.com and then I tested.

Stop there, and then ssh to the server and

pico -w /etc/localdomains

Then comment out each of the three original domain names. Save and test.

[pubwvj]

Tried these two suggestions.
No joy.

Other ideas. It seems like this should be easy.
One thought my service provider has suggested is that the problem may be that all of my domains are on the same host served by the same mail server. Previously (for the past decade) the mail server was on a different host.

Thoughts? I have seen other people ask this question so it must already have been resolved... no?

[pubwvj]

Well, I've continued working with this. It seems that the MX is not working at all. Setting MX in CPanel or WHM to another domain on the same server or an entirely different server at a different NOC at a different host gives the same result - the MX setting is ignored. Ideas?

[pubwvj]

See continued discussion in:

http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread....&postid=102617