On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Philip Hazel wrote:
> No, it doesn't. I lied. The manual tells you all about it:
>
> If a DNS lookup times out or otherwise fails to give a decisive answer,
> Exim behaves as if the host is not on the relevant list. This is usually |
> the required action when "dnslists" is used with "deny" (which is the most |
> common usage), because it prevents a DNS failure from blocking mail. |
> However, you can change this behaviour by putting one of the following |
> special items in the list: |
> |
> +include_unknown behave as if the item is on the list |
> +exclude_unknown behave as if the item is not on the list (default) |
> +defer_unknown give a temporary error |
> |
> Each of these applies to any subsequent items on the list. For example: |
> |
> deny dnslists = +defer_unknown : foo.bar.example |
>
>
> Lucky you brought this to my attention. I had neglected to update the
> forthcoming book to include this information. It now has it.
Good thing I was too lazy to RTFM then. ;-)
Yes, I'll buy the book, don't worry. Never survive without it.
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Regards,
Juha
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