On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, [Windows-1252] S=F6nke Ruempler wrote:
> > > Setting the MX record to 127.0.0.1 is an illegal operation. It breaks t= he > > RFC because RFC states that a domain that is mail-enabled ( has MXs ) M= UST > > have a "postmaster" account reachable for such domain. An this won't be > > true if the MX is set to 127.0.0.1 > > You are 100% right, but i CANNOT control mx records of other nameservers. > > So everytime my xmail server tries to send a mail to a domain with 127.0.= 0.1 > mx record, it will generate a mail loop (if 127.0.0.1 is allowed relay > address). > > > > This method is used to avoid traffic for domains that does not have > > emails, because the RFC dictates that if an MX lookup fails the A recor= d > > must be tried. The simple solution is to have domain name that does not > > have A records, in this way even the A record method will fail and no > > traffic will be generated inside the domain network. > > as i said, i have no control over foreign name servers and cannot solve t= he > problem. > > solution could be that xmail allows no mails to servers with 127.0.0.1 mx= =2E no i will not put an : =09if (IP =3D=3D 127.0.0.1) =09=09... inside the XMail code because this can break someone else setup. such kind of domains are not very spread. - Davide - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
