Patrick Bogen wrote: > On 9/13/06, Jay Vaagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> How can I set mailman to use the MX record instead of localhost (or one >> static address) for sending mail? > I've added FAQ 4.72 > <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.072.htp> > as a simple answer for this.
The problem with this approach is that Mailman will still only use the single specified mail server, rather than processing a list of mailservers defined as MX records for a DNS domain. It would be a nice addition if Mailman allowed SMTPHOST to be set to either an explicit host or a domain to be queried. Sendmail accomplishes this in mailertable by using these two formats: explict: mx6.somedomain.com lookup: [somedomain.com] Using the lookup method causes Sendmail to query DNS for the current MX host(s) and then traverse the list until it finds one available. -Jim P. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org 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/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
