if you are using the dns on the same box, then I'd use 127.0.0.1 (if your dns is listening on it), because xmail wont need to look it up every time there is a mail to send. Being on the same box udp or tcp, is probably no difference.
Rob :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Lugassy > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [xmail] Re: Xmail and Abuse.net > > > > Rob, > > > This maybe caused by a firewall, some FWs don't allow internal > servers to > > use the external NAT addresses. Now if Xmail was looking up dns records > > from the rrot-servers, then eventually xmail would be trying to > lookup the > > dns server on itself but using the external IP. > > The packet would be blocked by the FW. No response from the DNS is the > > effect. > > Indeed I have a firewall. > Any idea on what will perfom best? > > my.ip.numbers:tcp > or pdns.mydomain.com:udp ? > > Thanks! > > Michael. > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
