Autor: Tom Data: Para: Randy Bush CC: exim users Asunto: Re: [Exim] host lookup did not complete
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Randy Bush wrote:
> /usr/local/sbin/exim -v -M 11xf0x-000AbO-00
> delivering message 11xf0x-000AbO-00
> LOG: 0 MAIN
> == almada@??? R=lookuphost defer (-1): host lookup did not complete
>
>
> yet, on the same host
>
> % nslookup leopard.ebonet.net
> Server: localhost
> Address: 127.0.0.1 ...
Beaware that mail servers first look for MX records, then A records. If
the host has a screwed up MX record, Exim will not continue. Any many,
many hosts have screwed up MX records, because of the lack of DNS
knowledge by many admins.
