[xmail] Re: Problem sending local mail on private network
On Fri, 16 Mar 2007, David Lord wrote: I'm sure this used to work. Sending mail from eg [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] doesn't work and gives an error in slog: ErrCode = -215 ErrString = DNS name not exist Recipient domain fileserver.home does not exist -bash [EMAIL PROTECTED] $ host fileserver fileserver.home has address 192.168.59.22 Using telnet to send to fileserver works ok. If I put an entry for fileserver.home in smtpfwd.tab the mail is delivered ok. This has the problem that some hosts get dynamic ips. Is there another setting that I've missed or is it designed to work this way? XMail 1.25pre02 on mail and 1.22 on fileserver. The fileserver.home is not a public server, and likely does not have an MX record, so the only way is smtpfwd.tab. You could setup an MX record in your DNS *and* set SmartDNSHost to your DNS server. But the first option is the simpler. - Davide - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe xmail in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line help in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[xmail] Re: Problem sending local mail on private network
On 16 Mar 2007, at 0:16, David Lord wrote: I never thought to try sending from fileserver.home to mail.home and find that works ok, so something different between my 1.22 and 1.25 setups. I'm sure this used to work. Sending mail from eg [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] doesn't work and gives an error in slog: ErrCode = -215 ErrString = DNS name not exist Recipient domain fileserver.home does not exist -bash [EMAIL PROTECTED] $ host fileserver fileserver.home has address 192.168.59.22 Using telnet to send to fileserver works ok. If I put an entry for fileserver.home in smtpfwd.tab the mail is delivered ok. This has the problem that some hosts get dynamic ips. Is there another setting that I've missed or is it designed to work this way? XMail 1.25pre02 on mail and 1.22 on fileserver. David - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe xmail in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line help in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[xmail] Re: Problem sending local mail on private network
On 15 Mar 2007, at 18:00, Davide Libenzi wrote: On Fri, 16 Mar 2007, David Lord wrote: I'm sure this used to work. Sending mail from eg [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] doesn't work and gives an error in slog: ErrCode = -215 ErrString = DNS name not exist Recipient domain fileserver.home does not exist -bash [EMAIL PROTECTED] $ host fileserver fileserver.home has address 192.168.59.22 Using telnet to send to fileserver works ok. If I put an entry for fileserver.home in smtpfwd.tab the mail is delivered ok. This has the problem that some hosts get dynamic ips. Is there another setting that I've missed or is it designed to work this way? XMail 1.25pre02 on mail and 1.22 on fileserver. The fileserver.home is not a public server, and likely does not have an MX record, so the only way is smtpfwd.tab. You could setup an MX record in your DNS *and* set SmartDNSHost to your DNS server. But the first option is the simpler. Thanks, There are no MX as unless someone can tell me different, this would require a separate zone file per host and would be a problem with the dynamic ips. This is a change from 1.22 as sending from that to a non mx host works ok. I don't have any mail being sent between hosts that would break by the change and was just making some quick tests so for my purposes using smtpfwd.tab is acceptable. David - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe xmail in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line help in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
