[Mimedefang] test md_check_against_smtp_server

[David F. Skoll]

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Fox, Randy wrote:

> Thanks, I should have caught that.  During my testing, it appears
> that the sending function only checks the server whose DNS Address
> record that resolves to $server.

Yes.

> Shouldn't it retrieve the MX record and traverse those addresses
> first, just like sendmail does?

Probably not.  There is no point in asking non-primary MX hosts if a
local address exists or not, because they won't know the answer.  Only
the primary MX host with the local mail store is in a position to
perform final recipient validation.  (Usually, anyway.)

--
David.