Re: Allowing mail from multiple domains

From: Todd Lyons <tlyons_at_ivenue.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:08:31 -0700

On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Phil Stracchino <phils_at_caerllewys.net> wrote:
>> % host -t txt dkim._domainkey.caerllewys.net
>> Host dkim._domainkey.caerllewys.net not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
>
> *DOH!!!!* I don't believe I didn't see the problem before. There's
> nothing wrong with the *record* or with the nameserver. It's the
> underscore in the record *name*. Underscores are not valid in a domain
> name by default.

As I understand things, _ is not valid in a hostname, but it is valid
in a DNS RR.

...Todd
-- 
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 If you want them to accept your mail and manage it the way you want,
send it the way the spec says to. --John Levine
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