Logu wrote: > My question is, how does linux handles to connect to correct IP address > to port 110 or is it a mere coincidence and the problem will occur in > linux also.
1. its mere coincidence - with 2 A records pointing to a single host it is a 50% chance which A record your dns resolver chooses [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ dig mail.gmx.net ANY mail.gmx.net. 1h59m22s IN A 213.165.64.21 mail.gmx.net. 1h59m22s IN A 213.165.64.20 2. The correct pop server for gmx is pop.gmx.net - which resolves to just one IP [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ dig pop.gmx.net ANY pop.gmx.net. 23h58m40s IN A 213.165.64.20 2. The correct pop server for gmx 3. Fix your pop3 settings ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help