Re: [Exim] Backup Mail server

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Author: Dave C.
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To: Matthew Daubenspeck
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Backup Mail server
On Thu, 9 May 2002, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:

> <snip>
> > > oddprocess.org.         5202    IN      MX      0 oddprocess.org.
> > > oddprocess.org.         5202    IN      MX      5 daubnet.dns2go.com.

> > >
> > > The main server is oddprocess.org, and the backup is
> > > daubnet.dns2go.com.
> > >
> > > The backup server /etc/hosts has
> > > 192.168.0.4    daubnet.dns2go.com

> >
> >
> > Here is what I get for that name. I think that has something to do
> > with your problem. (Im fairly certain exim queries the DNS directly and
> > ignores /etc/hosts)
> >
> >
> > daubnet.dns2go.com.    6    IN    A    151.201.155.118

>
> Yes, that is the actual IP of my firewall, and the server is behind a
> firewall/router, using a 192.168.0.x schema.
>
> If this is where the problem may be, how can I fix it?


I'm not 100% sure. I dont normally put servers behind firewalls..

You _might_ be able to add ignore_target_hosts = 151.201.155.118 to your
smtp router to force it to ignore itself..