ip_addresse rather than hostname in forms?
How can I configure a list to use an ip address in its listname instead of the hostname? For example I'd like all references to the list to be based on the machines ip address (i.e on the listinfo page "To post a message to all the list menebers, send email to name_of_list@ip_address, rather than name_of_list@hostname, or when monthly reminders go out to use name_of_list@ip_address as well.
Is this possible?
Thanks,
Kirk
On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 02:05 pm, Kirk R. Wythers wrote:
I think you are going to be out of luck.
SMTP mail addressing is done in terms of domains, that is the FQDN of mail hosts. For instance MX records are usually specified in respect of FQDNs with nary a IP number in sight. This, for instance, this allows mail hosts on private IP numbers to function so long as some publicly IP numbered mail relay with access to that internal network will relay mail for the privately IP numbered mail host. Most MTAs check the acceptability of domains in mail addresses by doing DNS lookup.
I do not think using IP numbers instead of FQDNs is going to work but I am open to being corrected.
What problem are you trying to solve with your proposal?
Thanks,
Kirk
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 01:05:41PM +0000, Kirk R. Wythers wrote:
It should be possible, but I'd seriously question the reason for doing so. It's trivial and cheap these days to set up your own domain and have it hosted by a free DNS provider like zoneedit.com. Even dynamic IP users (like I am) can make this work without a lot of hassles and expense.
For your hostname, try the IP address in square brackets, like [1.2.3.4]. Mail to username@[1.2.3.4] should work, but as I said, you really, really don't want to do this.
.../Ed-- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@ewilts.org
On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 02:05 pm, Kirk R. Wythers wrote:
I think you are going to be out of luck.
SMTP mail addressing is done in terms of domains, that is the FQDN of mail hosts. For instance MX records are usually specified in respect of FQDNs with nary a IP number in sight. This, for instance, this allows mail hosts on private IP numbers to function so long as some publicly IP numbered mail relay with access to that internal network will relay mail for the privately IP numbered mail host. Most MTAs check the acceptability of domains in mail addresses by doing DNS lookup.
I do not think using IP numbers instead of FQDNs is going to work but I am open to being corrected.
What problem are you trying to solve with your proposal?
Thanks,
Kirk
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 01:05:41PM +0000, Kirk R. Wythers wrote:
It should be possible, but I'd seriously question the reason for doing so. It's trivial and cheap these days to set up your own domain and have it hosted by a free DNS provider like zoneedit.com. Even dynamic IP users (like I am) can make this work without a lot of hassles and expense.
For your hostname, try the IP address in square brackets, like [1.2.3.4]. Mail to username@[1.2.3.4] should work, but as I said, you really, really don't want to do this.
.../Ed-- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@ewilts.org
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