Re: [exim] Detecting the Registrar Barrier

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Author: Marc Perkel
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Subject: Re: [exim] Detecting the Registrar Barrier


Steven Wayne wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 10:36:46AM -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:36:46 -0700
>> From: Marc Perkel <marc@???>
>> Subject: [exim] Detecting the Registrar Barrier
>> To: Exim users mailing list <exim-users@???>
>>
>> OK - I think I'm making some progress on this. I created a DNS server
>> that you can pass a $sender_host_name to and get a code indicating if
>> it's a one level or 2 level domain.
>>
>> I still have more work to do to make it practical. But - try this out
>> and tell me if I'm on the right track.
>>
>> from your command line run:
>>
>> dig <host>.rb.junkemailfilter.com
>>
>> Example:
>> dig ftp.perkel.com.rb.junkemailfilter.com
>>
>> It will return a 0.0.0.1 for single level domains and a 0.0.0.2 for two
>> level domains.
>>
>>
>>
>
> For my domain, baldman.power.net.uk the following:
>
> baldman.power.net.uk.rb.junkemailfilter.com
>
> returns:
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> baldman.power.net.uk.rb.junkemailfilter.com. 86400 IN A 127.0.0.2
>
> Is that what you expected?
>
> Steven.
>


Yep - that's what it should do.