On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 10:57:15AM +0100, Johan Almqvist wrote:
> I don't agree with the concept of having to use SMTP between the "hosts
> with strange or broken configurations". I want to use QMTP.
Ok.
> There are other situations: for some of the systems I administer, I have
> no way of changing the dns data other than by writing a formal letter (on
> paper, mind you) and waiting for over a month, praying that the admins
> there will comply with my request.
That is really no way to run a railroad. Those admins should be
reminded that we are in the 21st century, and even if we lack flying
cars, they can process DNS changes electronically easily.
> Now please, may I have qmtproutes?
>
> Or even better, a general file, mailroutes:
>
> foo.com:bar.com
> propellerheads.org:192.168.1.12
> my.propellerheads.org:192.168.1.15:2525
> office.propellerheads.org:192.168.1.98:1234:smtp
> mail.propellerheads.org:192.168.1.12:209:qmtp
>
> (You get the idea, first three lines deliver by SMTP which is default...)
I like the mailroutes idea. The relationship between nested wildcard
entries may be more difficult to manage when such relationships span
smtproutes and qmtproutes.
