Re: [foxboro] Sendmail error

  • From: "Weiss, Andreas" <Andreas.Weiss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:24:20 -0500

> ... we added "local"=20
> after the period.
>=20
> 151.128.8.65 AW51B1 AW51B1.local loghost
>=20


Hi Kevin,

be careful with using ".local".

".local" is used normally in combination with Dynamic DNS (DDNS). Some
operating system change their networking behaviour automatically after
asigning a ".local" domain name. It causes trouble in networks with an
implemented DNS.

You can read more about it

http://lists.apple.com/archives/rendezvous-dev/2003/Jun/msg00023.html

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1918.html

Regards,
Andreas
 
 
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