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		brokentone on April 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Apps Services Were Down 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

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/nsl...

pyre on April 17, 2013 | | [–]

Or: smtp.googlemail.com

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