lol@sj.ate.slb.com (Lol Grant) (11/13/90)
The version of sendmail which we run (5.59, under SunOS 4.0.3) has had
some special code added by an erstwhile colleague to select a mailer.
Among other things, this code searches for the existence of MX records
to decide if a host can be contacted via smtp (or, if the host happens
to lie within our "zone of authority", ignores mx records and simply
calls gethostbyname). I was hoping to replace this custom version of
sendmail with something more off-the-shelf, like the IDA version, but
it seems that there is no provision for this kind of facility in the
IDA version.
Have I missed something obvious i.e. is there a "standard" way to
decide if smtp is the mailer of choice without relying on the gross
syntax of the address or just making it the default case?
Do send me mail. Our newsfeed is being revised currently. If the
question (and the replies) seems at all sensible, I'll post a summary.
Cheers,
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