Re: [Exim] dnslookup router

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Author: Nico Erfurth
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To: Odhiambo G. Washington
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] dnslookup router
Odhiambo G. Washington wrote:
> Like everyone else (I hope so) my first router (for remote deliveries) is:
>
> lookuphost:
> driver = dnslookup
> domains = ! +local_domains
> ignore_target_hosts = 127.0.0.0/8
> transport = remote_smtp


In most cases you want to add a no_more here, unless you have some
special handling for !+local_domains after the lookuphost router.

> I hope this is what everyone else has, no?
>
> My problem is that when dnslookup fails (when my uplink is dead), my server
> rejects mail and sends out a "temporary dnslookup failure" error to the submitter.
> This is not good for me.
>
> I'd like the mail to be accept the mails, queue them and then retry later.
> Perhaps that requirement is being met eslewhere in the config file and not
> this router???


You have sender verification enabled in your ACL, disable it, and the
message should be enqueued.

ciao