Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:10:02 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> Cc: Chip Morton <tech_info@threespace.com>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: blocked mail Message-ID: <20020225161002.I47910@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0202251158460.25937-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>; from reed@reedmedia.net on Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 12:08:59PM -0800 References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020224193235.01935ab8@threespace.com> <Pine.LNX.4.43.0202251158460.25937-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
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On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 12:08:59PM -0800 I heard the voice of Jeremy C. Reed, and lo! it spake thus: > > If you don't have an MX record then it tries the A record (which is the IP > for the hostname). Not if your mailer follows the RFC's strictly. > Maybe you could just use your FreeBSD box to handle your outgoing email > yourself. (Usually that is even more convenient.) If you're on a dialup, this can cause both technical and administrative problems. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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