Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 21:35:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: shawn@luke.cpl.net (Shawn Ramsey) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: strange mail problem Message-ID: <199707240435.VAA19527@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970723200245.4487A-100000@luke.cpl.net> from Shawn Ramsey at "Jul 23, 97 08:07:29 pm"
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> We are having a _very_ strange and annoying problem with mail. There is a > particular company that we host a web page for, and they also have a > dedicated connection with us. (ISDN). The thing is, on our mail server, if > mail is sent from it, it tries to DELIVER IT LOCALLY. I had this problem > once for a company we were virtual hosting, then couldnt get it to stop... > but we have never done that for this particular client. Any ideas? > > > Could it be a DNS problem? I just don't see how it thinks the domain is > local, except we host their web site @ www.* . > > Thanks for any ideas... I have the same problems. One of the things to look for is the "Local Host = best MX". I had the same problems with virtual sites till I set no reverse DNS to the domain. So instead of "Domain.com" in the reverse I have on all virtual IP numbers "www-virtual.Alameda.net" -- Ulf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073
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