Re: [LIH] DNS query

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

jay rearranged electrons thusly:

> Not exactly similiar to this query: 
 
> Say for example:
> an address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  .. giasbm01.vsnl.net.in = 202.54.1.18
> so if I try to send a mail to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] why wouldn't it deliever ?
 
 Read what RFC 822 has to say on domain literals.  Then try jay@[202.54.1.18]

 Of course, if your addy is [EMAIL PROTECTED] but resolves internally to something
 else (your mailbox might be on some totally different IP, for instance) ...

        --suresh
 
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