NameServers or not?

[Fadum]

Hi ive jumped from another popular control panel to Direct Admin and so far im very impressed! but i have a problem or 2 that i need help with.

Do i need to run a nameserver on my server? i only host my own sites and just point my domains to the server via A records at domain registrar, so it seems pointless running one.

If i dont need one what do i put in the NS1 and NS2 fields in administrator settings page? my host supplys me with to nameserver IP's from the datacentre for resolv.conf but not nameserver domains.

Now i think this could be related, DA does not send me any emails at all, and webmail didnt send either i discovered if i disable APF then webmail sends fine but DA still doesnt.

I have the usual 53 tcp in/out 53 udp in/out and 110 tcp in/out ports opened in APF but webmail still seems to get blocked somewhere, but DA just refuses to send anything (well it least i dont receive anything).

Hope someone can help, thanks in advance.

 

[DamnSkippy]

Yes setup the name servers on the DA system and use them at your registrar.

 

[Fadum]

So i must have nameservers setup?

anyone have any ideas on the email problem please

 

[sth-peter]

No, you don't HAVE to run your own nameserver. I didn't originally but I've set my own up recently.

You need the SMTP port open (25 TCP) for email to flow.

 

[Fadum]

I have

IG_TCP_CPORTS="3000_3500,20,21,22,25,53,80,110,111,143,443,
953,995,2222,3306,19638,32769,49152_65534"
IG_UDP_CPORTS="53,111,631,724,5353,32768,32809"

EG_TCP_CPORTS="21,22,25,37,43,53,80,443,43"
EG_UDP_CPORTS="20,21,53"

if i turn apf off webmail works, but either way system emails never arrive.

Thanks