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From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@cpl.net>
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Subject: Re: sending mail to IP address?
References: <199810110311.QAA15514@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> <199810110412.XAA04404@ns1.davidv.net>
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> > host 
> > may be trying to locate you by DNS methods.  Just a guess.
> 
> 
> The IP has to be in blocks as such:
> 
> shawn@[209.150.92.68]
> 
> otherwise it see's the Ip as a domain not an IP.
> But most/some mail servers will reject it.

Thank you guys. :) That works great.


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