From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Sun Mar 02 2003 - 15:33:52 CST

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Chris Green:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 02:56:16PM -0500, Wietse Venema wrote:
> > Chris Green:
> > > Mar 2 16:50:40 server postfix/smtp[18038]: 735C82AF144: to=<chriskbss.bt.co.uk>, relay=none, delay=0, status=bounced (kbss.bt.co.uk: Host name has no address)
> >
> > You have DNS lookups turned off in main.cf.

> Well, yes, but that's what's advised to prevent my system forcing a
> connect to the internet when an internal mail gets sent isn't it?

You can turn off DNS on INTERNAL systems to avoid making on-demand
calls to the ISP for INTERNAL mail deliveries.

You need DNS in order to send mail across the INTERNET.

        Wietse

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