On Fri, 10 May 2002, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
> > > > daubnet.dns2go.com. 6 IN A 151.201.155.118
Did you set
hosts_treat_as_local = daubnet.dns2go.com
? With that setting, what happens when you run "exim -d -bt" with an
appropriate address?
> I didn't touch local_domains, because I don't want the mail delivered
> locally, I want it held and sent to the real server when it comes back
> online. I also looked at allow_localhost and set it here:
>
> remote_smtp:
> driver = smtp
> allow_localhost
allow_localhost in an SMTP transport applies *only* when you have a
"hosts" setting in the transport. Tha manual says so explicitly.
> Do I have it stuck in the wrong place? Again, I apologize for wasting
> everyone's time with this, but I can only assume that backup MX
> servers are a common thing and I know at least one of them has to be
> using exim :)
Backup MX servers usually use the IP address that is published to the
world via the MX records. Hiding them behind a NAT box is unusual.
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