Guys
Many thanks for your comments.
This 'feature' has bitten me in the ass big time. I can't begin to
describe the grief that this is causing.
I just wish that the documentation was very clear and specific about the
impact of having incorrect DNS and some pointers for how to handle with
this.
thanks,
Martin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wakko Warner [mailto:wakko@animx.eu.org]
> Sent: 25 February 2006 18:10
> To: Richard Clayton
> Cc: exim-users@???
> Subject: Re: [exim] problems with host authentication (no IP
addressfound
> for host ...)
>
> Richard Clayton wrote:
> > >IIRC, exim only accepts the name from rDNS if the DNS of that name
> matches
> > >the IP.
> >
> > that's precisely what the original poster was complaining about :(
>
> Ah, I didn't read his question too good then.
>
> > I was explaining the reasoning behind the change since exim3 ... and
why
> > one would not wish to try and "fix it"
>
> Well, if they want to fix that "bug", then they shouldn't complain
when it
> comes back and bites them.
>
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