Philip Hazel wrote:
> > The A record can vary since the final host is a dialup machine.
> Aarrgghh!! Exim's retry database is keyed by host name + IP address so
> that it can avoid bad IP addresses on multihomed hosts. If the IP
> address keeps changing, then it isn't going to work.
> There would appear to be no correct way to handle this.
There's a very good way, in fact. The respective client asks his ISP for
a permanent IP number. This normally costs UKP 7:00 here for the ISPs
who don't normally work with permanent IP numbers. More respectable ISPs
work with permanent numbers anyway and often offer better services.
Tony
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