XFOR: IMC Resolves Domain Names using MX Record Lookup

ID: Q146783

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Connector (IMC) resolves domain names for delivery using an MX record lookup (including the domain search list).

MORE INFORMATION

To be consistent with how Sendmail works and consistent with how Sendmail administrators configure their DNS servers, the IMC should do a CNAME record lookup (using the domain search list) to canonicalize the domain name and then search the MX record space with the canonicalized name (without using the domain search list).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 4.0 of Microsoft Exchange. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: CNAME IMC RESOLVER DNS Internet

Keywords : kbusage kbbug4.00 XFOR
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
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