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Date:      Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:10:02 -0600
From:      "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
To:        "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net>
Cc:        Chip Morton <tech_info@threespace.com>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: blocked mail
Message-ID:  <20020225161002.I47910@over-yonder.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0202251158460.25937-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>; from reed@reedmedia.net on Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 12:08:59PM -0800
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20020224193235.01935ab8@threespace.com> <Pine.LNX.4.43.0202251158460.25937-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>

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On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 12:08:59PM -0800 I heard the voice of
Jeremy C. Reed, and lo! it spake thus:
> 
> If you don't have an MX record then it tries the A record (which is the IP
> for the hostname).

Not if your mailer follows the RFC's strictly.


> Maybe you could just use your FreeBSD box to handle your outgoing email
> yourself. (Usually that is even more convenient.)

If you're on a dialup, this can cause both technical and administrative
problems.



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      haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"

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