[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: seeking: Ian Jackson



Hi, 

On Tue Oct 09, 2007 at 19:36:49 +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> iwj@d.o expands to a greenend.org.uk address, and the mx for that
> domain refuses to accept my mail.
> 
> <ianXXXXXXXX.greenend.org.uk>: host
>     mx-relay.chiark.greenend.org.uk[212.13.197.229] said: 550
>     invalid MAIL-FROM: Error during DNS MX lookup for
>     lapse.madduck.net: DNS alias found where canonical name wanted
>     [Irritated] (in reply to RCPT TO command)
> 
> Yes, lapse.madduck.net is a CNAME (*c*anonical *name*) to an MX RR,
> and that's RFC-compliant ttbomk. If it is not, I would appreciate if
> someone shoved the relevant sections into my face.
> 
> In the mean time, I'd be grateful if Ian gave me a means to
> communicate with him. Or if someone would offer to relay a message
> to him.
> 
> The spammers have long won if people put such boulders in the way of
> communication. Oh wait, I doubt spammers use CNAMEs...

how about sending mails from master.debian.org with either
madduck@debian.org or madduck@master.debian.org? :)

Greetings
Martin

PS: i know, that solution is too simple... :)
-- 
[root@debian /root]# man real-life
No manual entry for real-life



Reply to: