On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 06:28:31AM +0100, Steffen Evers wrote: > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 22:49, Ben Collins wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 04:44:28AM +0100, Steffen Evers wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I have noticed a bad behavior of exim or something exim calls several > > > month ago and it still seems to exist: > > > > exim, like other programs, supports ipv6, which is done via a libc > > function that does several layers of lookups. This is not a bug in > > libc6, nor exim. It's just the way things work (same with telnet, etc.). > > > > You can get around it by setting up a local DNS server. > > So, anyone who wants to use email on Debian is supposed to have a DNS > server in reach in order to tell exim that there is NO valid DNS entry > for your localhost? > Come on, this can not be the proper way to handle it. > Setting up a local DNS server is a good workaround, but not a proper > solution for all Debian users.
No, I am saying that with your setup, you need to use a local DNS server. Otherwise, you need to have ppp-up.d and ppp-down.d swap out a resolve.conf for when you are dialed up or not. Ben -- .------==-=======--------=====------------=-=-----. / Ben Collins -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========---====----------==-===-------=--=---' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
