Re: [Exim] Refuse connection if no MX for sending host

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Author: Avleen Vig
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To: Tony Finch
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Subject: Re: [Exim] Refuse connection if no MX for sending host
On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 10:12:28AM +0100, Tony Finch wrote:
> > Why the hell wouldn't you publish an MX for every mail server?!?!?!?!?
>
> Because there are no valid email addresses at that domain. See my previous
> comment about not supporting email delivery to arbitrary computers.

Ignore my previous about "must" have an MX. It's pretty stupid if you
don't - set the MX to <mailserver>.domain.com for the arbitrary host, so
that deliveries to the arbitrary box go to your MX.

Otherwise you'll get people attempting delivery to your A record for the
domain.


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