From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2008 - 11:37:31 CDT

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Dan Lists:
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:10 AM, mouss <moussnetoyen.net> wrote:
>
> > Dan Lists wrote:
> > > I've started seeing these in my logs:
> > >
> > > Mar 31 19:59:40 server postfix/smtpd[1997]: gethostby*.getanswer: asked
> > for
> > > "host.suba.example.com IN A", got type "DNAME"
> > >
> > > If I use host or ping, they correctly do a look up using the aliased
> > domain
> > > and return/use the IP. Can postfix be configured to handle DNAME
> > records?
> > >
> >
> > what for?
> >
>
> Postfix is complaining about it.

Postfix is NOT complaining. You are confusing the messenger with
the message. The GETHOSTBY*.GETANSWER function is complaining
about a record type DNAME.

Besides, DNAME is not defined in the SMTP standard.

        Wietse

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