RE: [Exim] reverse DNS lookup for virtual domains

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Author: Giuliano Gavazzi
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To: jelkink, exim-users
Subject: RE: [Exim] reverse DNS lookup for virtual domains
At 17:37 +0100 2003/07/07, Jos Elkink wrote:
> >
>> >I've got a question. I'm just setting up my Exim server
>> (version 3.35 as
>> >shipped with Debian 'testing'). I have a server (flizzle.net) with
>> >several subdomains on the same IP. Exim, however, always
>> does a reverse
>> >DNS lookup, finds the wrong hostname (e.g. when mail arrives for
>> >cantr.net, one of the virtual domains, it looks up the IP, and finds
>> >flizzle.net), and then refuses the mail. How can I make it that the
>> >server does not lookup hostnames that are considered local?
>> >
>> >Any help would be appreciated! :)
>>
>> this whole thing does not make sense. named virtual domain are an
>> issue with http and webservers. mail is delivered to the MX, if you
>> do not set up an MX for your "virtual" domains and use only A
>> records, then your DNS is misconfigured.
>> unless you meant something different but someone will have to tell me
>> what it is as I have no much time to think at the moment.
>
>The http / webserver part works fine, it is really Exim where I have a
>problem.
>
>The DNS seems to be configured correctly. E.g. brandarisstation is one
>of those virtual domains and the main domain is flizzle.net:


good, and you are not running 3.35 (pfew!) but 4.20:

220 flizzle.net ESMTP Exim 4.20 (Debian package 4.20-0cmeerw) Mon, 07
Jul 2003 18:33:44 +0100

but:

...
rcpt to: <this was postmaster>@brandarisstation.net
421 Unexpected failure, please try later

of course the local part was postmaster... what did you do to the
poor configuration?

Giuliano
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