Udo Mueller wrote, at 08/03/2009 09:01 AM: > Hello all, > > i'am having a problem at customer's site. I'am using postfix 2.5.5 > > Customer tries to send email to @vf.uk.vodafone.com. This domain does > not exist: > > $ dig -t any vf.uk.vodafone.com > > ; <<>> DiG 9.4.3-P1 <<>> -t any vf.uk.vodafone.com > ;; global options: printcmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 32074 > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;vf.uk.vodafone.com. IN ANY > > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: > vodafone.com. 1800 IN SOA ns1.dc-ratingen.de. > hostmaster.vodafone.com. 2008081051 28800 7200 604800 14400 > > ;; Query time: 75 msec > ;; SERVER: 10.22.0.1#53(10.22.0.1) > ;; WHEN: Mon Aug 3 14:57:17 2009 > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 101 > > (see NXDOMAIN) > > Postfix quits sending these emails with "host not found". Customers > says, that these emails have to be sent to the mx of the domain > vodafone.com which is me.vodafone.com because vodafone.com ist > authoritative for vf.uk.vodafone.com (i dont think that this is correct). > > My question: Is it possible to disable the domain check an let postfix > send these emails to me.vodafone.com or am i right, that there is no > responsible MX for the domain vf.uk.vodafone.com and postfix behaves > correct?
If the customer wants the message to be sent to the MX for vodafone.com, then the customer should use @vodafone.com. There is little to gain by trying to support the use of arbitrary imaginary domains. Unless you manage vodafone.com, you can't fix the customer's problem.
