No mx alias. Just the A. Mail can go to an A. On Aug 6, 2011, at 5:43 PM, aklist wrote: > On 8/6/2011 1:39 PM, TR Shaw wrote: >> >> On Aug 6, 2011, at 3:42 PM, aklist wrote: >> >>> On 8/6/2011 12:30 PM, TR Shaw wrote: >>>> >>>> On Aug 6, 2011, at 1:58 PM, aklist wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 8/6/2011 10:04 AM, TR Shaw wrote: >>>>>> You need to create a host that EIMS does not think is local (unless you >>>>>> are feeding both outbound and inbound through assp). >>>>>> >>>>>> I created assp.oitc.com which is NOT listed in EIMS as a local domain. >>>>>> assp.oitc.com points to assp port 25. So spam is sent to >>>>>> assp-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> >>>>> Hi Tom: thanks for the quick reply. When you say you "created" the domain >>>>> do you mean you listed it as a local domain in assp? >>>> >>>> No in dns. Problem is if you send via emis a message to a host that eims >>>> supports, eims never sends it out it just routes it internal so you have >>>> to have a host name that eims doesn know about that routes to assp. >>>> >>> ok..I think I got you...just create a sub-domain in DNS for >>> assp.mydomain.com with an MX record pointing to the IP address of the >>> server? >> >> yeup > > erm...OK, I tried to create a subdomain assp.domain.com in DNS, with an mx > record aliased to the primary mx for the domain.com. > > When I test the DNS for assp.domain.com the MX points to the correct IP. > > I tried forwarding some spam to assp-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx but I get an error: > > Aug-06-11 14:39:54 Connected: 216.218.xxx.xxx:49224 -> 216.218.xxx.xxx:25 > (listenPort) -> 127.0.0.1:125; > Aug-06-11 14:39:54 31266-00059 [OversizedHeader] 216.218.xxx.xxx > <me@xxxxxxxxxx> to: assp-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Possible Mailloop: Headerlength > (10009) > 10000; > Aug-06-11 14:39:54 Disconnected: 216.218.xxx.xxx; > > Circle The Wagons > manage: //www.freelists.org/list/ctw post: mailto:ctw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > unsubscribe: mailto:ctw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > search: //www.freelists.org/archives/ctw > faq: //www.freelists.org/wiki/the_faq Circle The Wagons manage: //www.freelists.org/list/ctw post: mailto:ctw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx unsubscribe: mailto:ctw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe search: //www.freelists.org/archives/ctw faq: //www.freelists.org/wiki/the_faq