Am 27.12.20 um 21:12 schrieb Jeremy Harris via Exim-users: > On 25/12/2020 13:01, Sagar Acharya via Exim-users wrote: >> The central problem is however, that dig gives me the correct MX >> record and nslookup doesn't. MX record exists, just exim is not able >> to find it. >> >> I even tried this email id. It gives these prompts >> ... >> dnslookup router called for [email protected] >> domain = tutanota.com >> tutanota.com in "*"? yes (matched "*") >> DNS lookup of tutanota.com (MX) gave TRY_AGAIN >> ... >> >> How does exim find DNS? Which command does it particularly use? > > Exim uses a library routine called res_search(). > It does not use a command (meaning en executable program). > > The library accesses the system facilities for getting DNS results. > How those work are not under Exim's control, beyond the API of > the library.
dig ask the nameserver "directly". so it looks like a dns problem of your host. what does dig say if you query nameservers list in /etc/resolv.conf? dig <some query> @nameserver -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
