Re: [EXIM] DNS

On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:16:13 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Evan Leibovitch <evan@???>
> To: djc@???
> Cc: Christopher Purnell <cjp@???>,
>     Exim Users Mailing List <exim-users@???>
> Subject: Re: [EXIM] DNS

>
> On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Dave C. wrote:
>
> > > There seems to be more and more broken DNSs these days and most of
> > > them seem to be running NT.
> >
> > Yes, and more and more bigoted sysadmins refuse to beleive their
> > Microsft systems are broken. Just like the ones with underscore in
> > hostnames.
>
> So what is the answer?
>
> - make workarounds which effectively change the standard to suit MS's
> whims?

Definately not

> - refuse to send mail to such sites? (this may have the undesired effect
> of having people turn to MS solutions to cope with MS brokenness if they
> *must* be able to get through to such sites)
> - send them the mail, but include an automatic attachment telling them
> their system is broken, matter-of-factly stating where their site
> breaks an Internet RFC?
>
> - Something else?
>

Configure RFC-compliant MTAs. If a site misconfigures its DNS or MTA to
the point that RFC compliant MTAs cannot send mail in a compliant
fashion, then that site loses. If that site or someone wish to
corrospond with someone at that site has a problem and contacts the
compliant site, indicate the exact nature of the problem and refer them
to the non-compliant site.

>
> Evan
>
>


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