Re: [exim] Real letters to domain literal?

--On 13 May 2008 18:49:36 +0300 Lena@??? wrote:

>> From: W B Hacker
>
>> postmaster@, hostmaster@, abuse@ where '@' may be followed with either:
>>
>> - one of the hosted <domain>.<tld>
>> or
>> - one of the server's IP's as a literal
>
> Has somebody here ever got a non-spam letter with useful content to
> postmaster@[XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] or abuse@[XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] ?

Yes, a few times a month perhaps, but almost always queries about problems
with Email system interoperability. Typically the problems are resolved by
advising the remote site administrator about RFC 2821 requirements.

And, of course, if I have problems exchanging email with a site, I always
email postmaster@... as well as the affected people.

--
Ian Eiloart
IT Services, University of Sussex
x3148