What would happen if I simply changed the Host name this list prefers for email. (Details for host_name)
line, on the administrative interface page? On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 14:11, Richard Barrett wrote: > SMTP mail addressing is done in terms of domains, that is the FQDN of > mail hosts. For instance MX records are usually specified in respect of > FQDNs with nary a IP number in sight. This, for instance, this allows > mail hosts on private IP numbers to function so long as some publicly > IP numbered mail relay with access to that internal network will relay > mail for the privately IP numbered mail host. Most MTAs check the > acceptability of domains in mail addresses by doing DNS lookup. > > I do not think using IP numbers instead of FQDNs is going to work but I > am open to being corrected. > > What problem are you trying to solve with your proposal? > > > Thanks, > > > > Kirk > > -- Kirk R. Wythers Department of Forest Resources Tel: 612.625.2261 University of Minnesota Fax: 612.625.521 1530 Cleveland Ave. N Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
