RE: [cobalt-users] Recieving mail to postmaster@ip address

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> I get all emails for the host domain ns.iseeserv.co.uk like 
> root etc but not when they are sent to the ip address. they 
> bounce back.
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors 
> ----- <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     (reason: 550 Host unknown)
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 550 5.1.2 <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... Host unknown (Name server:
> 212.67.000.000: host not found)
> 

I believe the correct format for email to an IP is root@[212.67.000.000]
Otherwise it's trying to find a 000.000 domain name as if .000 was .com.

-- 
C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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