Re: [Exim] failed to find host name

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] failed to find host name
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 12:36:18PM -0000, Patrick Beard wrote:
> I am using Exim 3.35 on Debian Woody as a relay for our Exchange
> server. The relay is in our DMZ on a private IP and is accessible
> from the outside via a mapped public IP address.
> I am trying to get it to accept email to the postmaster when the IP
> of the server is used in the address (postmaster@???).
> So far I have
> not managed to succeed. All attempts have ended with;
> 550 - relaying to <postmaster@???> prohibited by
> administrator (failed to find host name from IP address).
>
> What am I missing?

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1. postmaster@??? is an invalid address. You want
   postmaster@[xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
2. You have to enable ipliterals.
            cu andreas