Re: [ILUG] basic sendmail config

From: Chris Higgins (chris.higgins at domain horizon.ie)
Date: Wed 01 Aug 2001 - 09:23:37 IST

> On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Chris Higgins <chris.higgins> wrote:
>
> > Check the DS config entry in sendmail.cf
> >
> > # "Smart" relay host (may be null)
> > DS
> >
> > It should let you identify a machine which your sendmail will send
> > mail to (rather than sending it directly)
>
> iirc, as of 8.11.3 it no longer specifies a /machine/ rather it
> specifies an /MX/.

I can find nothing in the docs or source for Sendmail 8.12.0.Beta16
which indicates that this is the case... where did you see this change
published ?
>
> Ie mail is sent to the hosts listed under the MX records of DS.
>
> second ie: if DS does not have an MX record, then mail will not be
> sent.

A records were always used if no MX records exist - has this changed ?
>
> --paulj 

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