hmmm no square brackets .... I might try removing them.
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From: Tim Hunter[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2000 16:55
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Sending to an IP address
I just tested this with my qmail config
with my ip in rcpthosts and locals I received mail sent to my ip from an
outside SMTP server
[root@mail control]# cat rcpthosts
mail.cimx.com
cimx.com
206.112.223.188
[root@mail control]# cat locals
mail.cimx.com
cimx.com
206.112.223.188
[root@mail control]#
Mail delivers like normal.
here are my headers
Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: (qmail 24970 invoked by uid 500); 2 Feb 2000 05:47:06 -0000
Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: (qmail 24966 invoked from network); 2 Feb 2000 05:47:05 -0000
Received: from fe2.rdc-kc.rr.com (HELO mail2.cinci.rr.com) (24.94.163.49)
by mail.cimx.com with SMTP; 2 Feb 2000 05:47:05 -0000
Received: from alcatraz ([24.29.20.43]) by mail2.cinci.rr.com with
Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.197.19);
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:48:03 -0600
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.2
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 00:51:01 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Tim Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: test
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X-UID: 113
I suggest you do a little more research before spitting off at the wrong people
At 04:28 PM 2/2/00 +1100, you wrote:
>hmmm. I don't think so. Here is my rcpthosts file:
>
> mclachlan.com.au
> mclachlanlister.com.au
> 203.26.11.154