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Re: smtp problem



On Mon, Nov 15, 1999 at 09:48:53PM +0100, Martin Bisko wrote:
> Hi,
> I have the following problem with the SMTP and DNS.
> I have two domains configured. Domain A.cz and B.cz. In the domain B.cz
> there is an A RR (isp.B.cz) and appropriate MX RR (isp.B.cz) for this
> machine. In the domain A.cz there is a CNAME RR pointing to the A RR in
> the B.cz domain (ms.A.cz->isp.B.cz). Now when I want to send an email to
> the machine ms.A.cz (test@ms.A.cz), SMTP servers translate To: field in
> the email from the CNAME to the A RR and the result is that I can't send
> an email to that host because it says that it is not responsible for
> email test@isp.B.cz. But I originally wanted to send an email to the
> account test@ms.A.cz. Could anyone explain me, why SMTP servers
> translate the fields in the emails?

What was the exact error message? Did you include `ms.A.cz' in the `w' class
on `isp.B.cz'?


Hope this helps,
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