Thread: Why is an eMail to [email protected] not possible ?
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Old December 20th 06, 07:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.internet.mail,comp.os.linux.networking,microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
Tim Tuples
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Default Why is an eMail to [email protected] not possible ?
We have a deidcated server with a fixed IP (e.g =202.34.123.45)
and a running mail server but NO domain associated with it.

I tried to send several times from serveral mail accounts from all over the world
emails to an eMail account on this server (e.g. to ).
Unfortunately this doens't work.

The SMTP mail delivery system seems to need a domain name and NOT an IP. Why?

For web pages I can write http://202.34.123.45
Why is such a trick not possible for emails ?

Tim
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