Re: [Exim] remote host address is the local host

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Author: Kevin W. Reed
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] remote host address is the local host
Asbjorn Hoiland Aarrestad said:
>
> Kevin W. Reed said:
> > For starters... part of your problem is that aarrestag.com is not a valid
> > hostname.
> >
> > kjeller.aarrestad.com.  3600    IN      A       81.29.33.68
> > 68.33.29.81.in-addr.arpa. 259200 IN     PTR     www.aarrestad.com.
> > www.aarrestad.com.      3600    IN      A       81.29.33.68

> >
> > Can't find aarrestad.com: No answer
> >
> >However, your mail server is answering with aarrestad.com and apparently
> >attempting to send mail as user@??? but that hostname does not
> >resolve to anything.
>
> it usually does. I have no problem


My bad.... forgot about an MX record... that does resolve...

aarrestad.com.       3533    IN      MX      20 relay.domeneshop.no.
aarrestad.com.       3533    IN      MX      10 www.aarrestad.com.


You should have your own domain in local_domains though so it knows it is
a local domain to your server.