This one time, at band camp, Sandip P Deshmukh said: > i had been trying to use mail the unix way after shifting to linux from > windows. > > i ran eximconfig and answered the q to the best of my abilities. > however, outgoing mails are not yet going. > > my machine is connected to a server that runs win nt. it has its own ip > address. my machine also has a static ip address. then there is a > gateway and two dns servers. > > in windows i used to use the nt server's ip address as smtp server > address and it would work. it still works in linux/ mozilla combination. > > how do i do it? ideally, i will NOT like to depend on the nt server to > send my mails out. can that be done? > > thanx in advance > > -sandip Put the NT box in the smarthost line that ends in bydns_a, and change bydns_a to byname if you want a local address to work (I think there is a seperate way to specify an IP literal - check www.exim.org to make sure). bydns_a forces a dns lookup for the MX record, where byname sends directly to that box. HTH, Steve -- It does not matter if you fall down as long as you pick up something from the floor while you get up.
Attachment:
pgpVd3qA1YyqY.pgp
Description: PGP signature