After rereading your email I wonder why you don't configure DNS for the domain to specify the 'constantly updated hostname' as the MX PRI 10 and your imail server as the MX PRI 20.
Regards, David Gregg dgSoft Internet Services Web hosting, Email outsourcing, Dedicated and shared infrastructure solutions. (949) 584-1514 ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Store and Forward: Using Host Name Instead of IP Address in HOSTS file > > >Our Exchange Server, which I'm going to be relaying the mail to, is hooked > >up to an Internet address that has a dynamic IP address. We have a host > >name which is constantly updated to point to the correct IP address. When > >editing the "/ETC/HOSTS" file as instructed in the Store and Forward article > >is it possible to use a "host name" in the first column of "/ETC/HOSTS" > >instead of using the IP address? Or do you have to use an IP address in the > >first column of the "HOSTS" file? > > You can't use a hostname there -- the HOSTS file only lists IP/host > combinations, where DNS resolution is bypassed (back in the old days, > before DNS, the HOSTS file was the way to find *all* Internet hosts). > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
