Re: [exim] MX record exists but exim says "HOST_NOT_FOUND"

On 4/25/07 12:35 PM, "Kjetil Torgrim Homme" <kjetilho@???> wrote:

> On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 11:31 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>> I'd try using two-part domains like "mynet.local" or a real domain
>> (maybe a subdomain of one of your "official" domains. Too many pieces
>> of software break with one-part domain names.
>
> agreed.
>
>> A pity that there is no TLD defined for local, private domains.
>
> RFC 2606 sets aside the TLD "localhost", seems to fit the bill quite
> well. although I'd rather pay USD 10 to get a real domain.

Apple uses hostname.local

I don't know whether that has any official sanction.

The easy way to get that recognized is to use the /etc/hosts file to define
the hosts of interest (for those of us who don't run name servers on our
vast home networks).

--John