Re: [Exim] [newbie] smarthosts found by MX

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Author: Nicolas Kowalski
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] [newbie] smarthosts found by MX
"Suresh Ramasubramanian" <mallet@???> writes:

> On Monday, February 17, 2003 2:40 PM [GMT+0530=IST],
> Nicolas Kowalski <Nicolas.Kowalski@???> wrote:
>
>> I defined the following router for sending mail:
>>
>> smart_route:
>>     driver = manualroute
>>     transport = remote_smtp
>>     domains = !+local_domains
>>     route_list = * mailhost.imag.fr

>>
>>
>> Several other smarthosts exist, but their addresses are only available
>> through MX records.
>
> What do you mean "found only by mx records"? That is, you want to
> deliver direct to hotmail's mailservers instead of going through your
> ISP's mailserver?


I mean the smarthosts I can use are the mail exchangers defined with
MX records for our domain:

astazou:~> nslookup
> mailhost

Server:         129.88.43.51
Address:        129.88.43.51#53


Non-authoritative answer:
mailhost.imag.fr        canonical name = imag.imag.fr.
Name:   imag.imag.fr
Address: 129.88.30.1


> set q=mx
> mailhost

Server:         129.88.43.51
Address:        129.88.43.51#53


Non-authoritative answer:
mailhost.imag.fr        canonical name = imag.imag.fr.
imag.imag.fr    mail exchanger = 10 imag.imag.fr.
imag.imag.fr    mail exchanger = 20 harmonie.imag.fr.
imag.imag.fr    mail exchanger = 50 ebene.inrialpes.fr.



The mail administrator told me I can use the three mail exchanger
above for sending mail.


> If you are on a dialup or other dynamic IP, don't ... anyway, that
> route_list thingy should have a "byname" or "bydns_a" after it.


Using "byname" will not help me I think, as "mailhost.imag.fr" has
only one IP, am I wrong ?

Thanks for your reply.

--
Nicolas