Re: [Exim] dns cache?

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Author: Adrian Phillips
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To: tfischer
CC: Exim Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Exim] dns cache?
>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Fischer <tfischer@???> writes:

    Tom> Hi, what is exim using for domain lookups? does exim cache
    Tom> it?


    Tom> I've placed a new machine in my network but forgot to make
    Tom> changes in the zone files, so exim can't do a lookup on this
    Tom> machine and replied relaying denied. That's ok, was my
    Tom> mistake. After changing the zonefiles and tested it i tried
    Tom> again to send a mail but exim said that it can't lookup the
    Tom> hostname


    Tom> 2001-12-12 13:13:17 refused relay (host) to <xy@???> from
    Tom> <yz@???> H=(foo.bar) [192.168.25.42] (failed to find host
    Tom> name from IP address)


Well, exim uses the standard resolver libs presumably. Check with
dig/host/nslookup, then ping to make sure the OS isn't cacheing (as
some OSes do).

Sincerely,

Adrian Phillips

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