I implemented it a few years ago and it's working fine^H^H^H^Has designed. No headaches. I just hate mundane work.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Preston Jeffares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 02:39 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > Hey Tom... I'm implementing Track-It over here and not having > too bad of a time with it. Why don't you drop me a line and > I'd be more than happy to save you some headaches. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 3:10 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > Dang. Now I gotta finish screwing with the stupid helpdesk > software. Sorry about the Remedy crack - it wasn't directed > at you. It's my honest opinion as a bitter but recovering > ex-customer. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 02:07 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > > > > You got me there, Tom. As quoted from RFC 2821: > > > > "The lookup first attempts to locate an MX record associated > > with the name. If a CNAME record is found instead, the > > resulting name is processed as if it were the initial name. > > If no MX records are found, but an A RR is found, the A RR is > > treated as if it was associated with an implicit MX RR, with > > a preference of 0, pointing to that host. If one or more MX > > RRs are found for a given name, SMTP systems MUST NOT utilize > > any A RRs associated with that name unless they are located > > using the MX RRs; the "implicit MX" rule above applies only > > if there are no MX records present. If MX records are > > present, but none of them are usable, this situation MUST be > > reported as an error." > > > > Ben Winzenz > > Network/Systems Administrator > > Peregrine Systems > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 1:55 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > > > > Not so, Ben. Dunno if you want to look in RFC's, and dunno > > if it's even in there, but most mailers will drop back to an > > "A" record quite nicely, and only poop if they don't find the > > "A" record. But now I'm curious, so I'll probably quit > > messing with my stupid Track-IT! Software[1][2] and go > start reading. > > > > -tom > > > > [1] Anyone know of a good peer-support mailing list for my > > stupid Track-It! software? [2] Anyone interested in > > participating in one, if one were started? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ben Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 01:47 PM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > > > > > > > Hehe - don't have an MX record. That's a good one. > Gang, FYI, DNS > > > requires and MX record for a company (or host) to receive > > any inbound > > > mail. If you would like to give us the domain name of the > > company you > > > are having problems sending to, I'm sure there are plenty > > of us here > > > that would be willing to check their DNS for any problems. > > Do they or > > > you perhaps utilize some sort of relay-abuse mechanism that would > > > prevent mail from being sent to them? > > > > > > Ben Winzenz > > > Network/Systems Administrator > > > Peregrine Systems > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-> software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > List Charter and > FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
