From: lee on
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 07:24:55PM +0200, Erwan David wrote:
>
> receiving directly needs a MX record, which needs a static IP because of DNS caches

If you use dyndns, they set the ttl to one minute.

> You may get what you want if you find a service provider which
> provides UUCP or ETRN for your domain.

It's working fine for me without these. You can find providers that
offer backup MXs and/or queue the incoming messages for you when delivery
attempts to your IP fail and retry later.


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From: Erwan David on
Le Sat 26/06/2010, lee disait
> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 07:24:55PM +0200, Erwan David wrote:
> >
> > receiving directly needs a MX record, which needs a static IP because of DNS caches
>
> If you use dyndns, they set the ttl to one minute.

Some resolvers have a minimum caching bigger than that.


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From: Merciadri Luca on
Erwan David wrote:
> Le Sat 26/06/2010, lee disait
>
>> On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 01:54:17AM +1000, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
>>
>>> Umm, to run a proper mail server, you wouldn't and probably
>>> shouldn't be able to use a dynamic IP.
>>>
>>> The MX record for mail must have a "real" A record that has a fixed
>>> IP; and that A record's IP should have a proper reverse DNS --
>>> anything less and you'll have all sorts of trouble sending /
>>> receiving mail directly from / to your own mail server.
>>>
>> You can use the email server of your provider as a smarthost to send
>> the outgoing mail while still receiving it directly. I'm not saying
>> it's ideal, and I'd rather have a static IP, but it can work
>> reasonably well. I didn't say anything about outgoing mail in my
>> previous post :)
>>
>
> receiving directly needs a MX record, which needs a static IP because of DNS caches
>
> You may get what you want if you find a service provider which provides UUCP or ETRN for your domain.
>
>
Thanks.

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From: lee on
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 08:14:07PM +0200, Erwan David wrote:
> Le Sat 26/06/2010, lee disait
> > On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 07:24:55PM +0200, Erwan David wrote:
> > >
> > > receiving directly needs a MX record, which needs a static IP because of DNS caches
> >
> > If you use dyndns, they set the ttl to one minute.
>
> Some resolvers have a minimum caching bigger than that.

Is it a correct configuration to ignore the TTL of IPs?


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From: Erwan David on
Le Sun 27/06/2010, lee disait
> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 08:14:07PM +0200, Erwan David wrote:
> > Le Sat 26/06/2010, lee disait
> > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 07:24:55PM +0200, Erwan David wrote:
> > > >
> > > > receiving directly needs a MX record, which needs a static IP because of DNS caches
> > >
> > > If you use dyndns, they set the ttl to one minute.
> >
> > Some resolvers have a minimum caching bigger than that.
>
> Is it a correct configuration to ignore the TTL of IPs?
>

No more no less than dropping an email because it comes from an unwanted IP
address...

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