On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Oliver Egginger wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Ultimately, a minor problem, anyhow:
> we switchted from Exim 3 to 4.
> In Exim3 we use the "bydns_mx" option in our "smart_host" configuration.
> This option don't exists in Exim4.
> But our smart host only exists as a MX record.
Your smart host doesnt have a host name? It has to anyway, if its the
target of an MX record.
dig smarhistmxrecord mx
and you will see the name of the host that is your smarthost..
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> Current this MX record mask two mailhubs.
> In our new Exim4 configuration I use the following route list (which acts as a makeshift):
> route_list = * mailhub1.our_mailprovider.de:mailhub2.our_mailprovider.de bydns
> But I would like to have something like this
> route_list = * smarthost.our_mailprovider.de bydns_mx
> How can I handle this in Exim4 ?
> I like the MX record solution, because if our provider chance something
> on his host configuration we don't have to pay attention to it.
>
> I don't have the controll over this DNS-Server, thus
> I don't can fix it by adding entries to it, see
> http://www.exim.org/mailman/htdig/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20020225/035700.html
>
> I think I need a route list, therefore I have to use a manual router.
> Could you please give me a hint ?
>
> regards
> Oliver
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