I found the problem: I upgraded to 4.20. Then it took me a while before
I noticed that the old version was still running, but now 4.20 is
running, and the IP lookup problem vanished.
What do you mean that it was the postmaster? It wasn't :) ... But well,
doesn't matter now, I think.
Now the next step is to get aliases for virtual domains ... but I'll get
some more documentation for that ;) ...
Thanks for the help!
Jos
> -----Original Message-----
> From: exim-users-admin@??? [mailto:exim-users-admin@exim.org]On
> Behalf Of Giuliano Gavazzi
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 6:38 PM
> 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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