Re: Sending mail with no DNS

[Tony Zafiropoulos <tonyz@ctitek.com>]

Hello,

I don't hink that will work.

You have to have DNS set up for Email, and I believe the actual DNS term
is the 'MX' record. (for email)

Tony Zafiropoulos
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Alan Wilson wrote:

> 
> Is it possible to send email to a linux box (permanantly on the net) with no
> DNS, for example awilson@10.11.12.13?
> 
> When I attempt to, the email bounces back with something like:
> 550 <awilson@10.11.12.13>... Host unknown (Name server: 10.11.12.13: host not
> found)
> 
> I have been trying to setup DNS on the machine (which here I call
> 10.11.12.13), but the message seems to suggest that it doesn't resolve itself.
> 
> Thanks
> Alan
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