Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:30:32 +0800 From: "Zhang Weiwu" <weiwuzhang@hotmail.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tell sendmail to use a different dns server? Message-ID: <BAY16-F101fH8X0jZ4h0000e394@hotmail.com>
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Zhang Weiwu wrote: >> Zhang Weiwu wrote: >> > >>>> Hello. I'm using the dns service on a router box. This router does > >> >> provide dns service, on which every computer in the LAN has a local >> domain name (computername.our.lan) >> > >>>> >>>> Now the built in dns server's function is limited; it does not relay MX > >> >> type of record. Thus sending mail using sendmail always get hostname >> lookup failure. >> > >>>> 1. If I change my name server address in resolv.conf to use my ISP's dns > >> >> server, I cannot access lan computers using local hostnames. >> > >>>> 2. If I use our dns server, I cannot send mails through sendmail. >>>> >>>> So what should I do? Can I ask sendmail to use ISP's dns server, while > >> >> the rest programs use local dns server? >> I just realized I can do this in resolve.conf: >> ==== >> # our LAN's dns server >> nameserver 192.168.0.1 >> # ISP >> nameserver 202.101.103.54 >> >> Hope this is the best method. But this works on my notebook but not on my desktop computer, both 5.2 RELEASE dino is my desktop computer: dino# cat /etc/resolv.conf search realss nameserver 192.168.0.138 nameserver 202.101.103.54 dino# host -t mx hotmail.com Host not found, try again. thinkpad is my notebook: thinkpad# cat /etc/resolv.conf search realss nameserver 192.168.0.138 nameserver 202.101.103.54 thinkpad# host -t mx hotmail.com hotmail.com mail is handled (pri=5) by mx4.hotmail.com hotmail.com mail is handled (pri=5) by mx1.hotmail.com hotmail.com mail is handled (pri=5) by mx2.hotmail.com hotmail.com mail is handled (pri=5) by mx3.hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ 享用世界上最大的电子邮件系统— MSN Hotmail。 http://www.hotmail.com
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