Re: [exim] MX record exists but exim doesn't detect it

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Author: Jeremy Harris
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] MX record exists but exim doesn't detect it
On 25/12/2020 13:01, Sagar Acharya via Exim-users wrote:
> The central problem is however, that dig gives me the correct MX record and nslookup doesn't. MX record exists, just exim is not able to find it.
>
> I even tried this email id. It gives these prompts
> ...
> dnslookup router called for sagaracharya@???
>      domain = tutanota.com
> tutanota.com in "*"? yes (matched "*")
> DNS lookup of tutanota.com (MX) gave TRY_AGAIN
> ...
>
> How does exim find DNS? Which command does it particularly use?


Exim uses a library routine called res_search().
It does not use a command (meaning en executable program).

The library accesses the system facilities for getting DNS results.
How those work are not under Exim's control, beyond the API of
the library.
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Cheers,
Jeremy