>I have tried and successfully used the host file if I don't want to IMail >to send to the A DNS record. Find a correct MX record for earthlink and >put it in the hosts file. IMail looks here first and if it finds the >domain here it doesn't do a DNS lookup. That should work. I have several >domains that I handle this way (about half dozen).
yes, in the "name resolution process", the Win32 search is hosts file then DNS. >Downside: If earthlink changes it's MX record you have to manually make >the change to the hosts file as well. yep. you're hardwiring the MX (and only one of them) for that domain. Len http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND 8.2.4 for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
