Hi, Exim's Debian packages have a configuration option "minimaldns", which - if activated - hardcodes the output of hostname --fqdn into the primary_hostname option on package installation time. This was implemented to have system on an expensive pay-by-connection or pay-by-minute Internet connection not dial in when exim starts up and works most of the time.
In some situations, I find the system sending out an AAAA query to the DNS resolver for the local host name when exim starts up. stracing exim nailed this down to a gethostbyname2 call with AF_INET6 for the local host name. I'd like to know how I can make exim refrain from doing this lookup. Is this possible from configuration, and why is the lookup done in the first place? Any hints will be appreciated. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834 -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
