Re: IP as MX - should mail be delivered.

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Author: Piete Brooks
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To: John Henders
CC: exim-users, Piete.Brooks
Subject: Re: IP as MX - should mail be delivered.
> Heh. I just tried on my local nameserver and it won't do it,

hah !

> However, I have the evidence here that someone managed to do it, thought
> they've fixed it since, heres a section of a dig from mail I sent a customer.


> ;; QUESTIONS:
> ;;      valleynet.on.ca, type = MX, class = IN
> ;; ANSWERS:
> valleynet.on.ca.        86391   MX      1 204.40.198.3.   


Indeed ....

% dig valleynet.on.ca mx

; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> valleynet.on.ca mx 
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 3
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      valleynet.on.ca, type = MX, class = IN


;; ANSWER SECTION:
valleynet.on.ca.        23h58m47s IN MX  10 valley1.valleynet.on.ca.


;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
valleynet.on.ca.        23h58m47s IN NS  ns.valleynet.on.ca.
valleynet.on.ca.        23h58m47s IN NS  nic2.flora.ottawa.on.ca.


;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
valley1.valleynet.on.ca.  23h58m47s IN A  204.40.198.3
ns.valleynet.on.ca.     23h58m47s IN A  204.40.151.1
nic2.flora.ottawa.on.ca.  12h50m12s IN A  206.248.33.2


;; Total query time: 6 msec
;; FROM: heaton.cl.cam.ac.uk to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1
;; WHEN: Sun Dec 22 22:50:54 1996
;; MSG SIZE sent: 33 rcvd: 159

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