On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 09:26:33AM +0100, Antony Stone wrote: > Why does the mail server need to refer to itself using the public IP? No idea. I thought that is recommended. I mean every machine should be able to access itself using all its IPs. But if you say so, I don't mind. Will the same rule apply even when I using it as a database or webserver? > You should be cautious about doing too many things one after another which are > simply needed as workarounds for a strange network setup, or a non-ideal DNS > setup, and sooner or later you need to stop adding workarounds and change the > underlying design. Are you saying my setup is broken? Should I change my whole design? With warm regards, -Payal