Re: [Exim] MX Record points to non-existant host

Frank DeChellis wrote:
> 2003-02-21 11:50:45 18mGIo-0002M2-00 ** dthompson@???: all
> relevant MX records point to non-existent hosts or (invalidly) to IP
> addresses
>
>
>>set type=mx
>>puremetal.com
>
> Server: ns.golden.net
> Address: 199.166.210.2
>
>
>>puremetal.com preference = 0, mail exchanger = 209.239.13.194


There error message is pretty clear; the MX record points to an IP address
directly, not to an A record. This is in violation of the RFCs. Exim enforces
this restriction.