I think /etc/nsswitch is correct, as I ping can resolve correctly, also
telnet.
They lookup in the hosts file first.
But Exim don't, I see it trying to connect to the correct hostname but with
the real IP in the logs.
I am using Solaris 9.
> > How can I make Exim get the IP of a host from the /etc/hosts before
asking
> > the DNS?
> >
> > I need this because I have 2 email servers behind a firewall, internally
> > they use virtual IPs.
>
> /etc/nsswitch.conf or whatever is the equivalent on your OS
/etc/nsswitch.conf is set to:
hosts: files dns
>
> The usual order is "hosts, bind" - which means your /etc/hosts should be
> queried before querying dns.
>
> > I also tried to set my MX as a CNAME so the IP does not appear when
asking
>
> Don't do that
>
> srs
