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1 files changed, 38 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index 11cde20a..0add942b 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static int is_host_alias(const char *name, struct query *ctl)
/* determine whether name is a DNS alias of the hostname */
{
struct hostent *he;
+ struct mxentry *mxp, *mxrecords;
int i;
/*
@@ -125,39 +126,46 @@ static int is_host_alias(const char *name, struct query *ctl)
* delivering the current message or anything else from this
* mailbox until it's back up.
*/
- else if ((he = gethostbyname(name)) == (struct hostent *)NULL)
- longjmp(restart, 2);
-
- /* DNS response is OK */
- else if (strcmp(ctl->canonical_name, he->h_name) == 0)
- return(TRUE);
+ else if ((he = gethostbyname(name)) != (struct hostent *)NULL)
+ return(strcmp(ctl->canonical_name, he->h_name) == 0);
+ else
+ switch (h_errno)
+ {
+ case HOST_NOT_FOUND: /* specified host is unknown */
+ case NO_ADDRESS: /* valid, but does not have an IP address */
+ break;
+
+ case NO_RECOVERY: /* non-recoverable name server error */
+ case TRY_AGAIN: /* temporary error on authoritative server */
+ default:
+ longjmp(restart, 2); /* try again next poll cycle */
+ break;
+ }
/*
- * Search for a name match on MX records pointing to the server
- * site. These may live far away, so allow a couple of retries.
+ * We're only here if DNS was OK but the gethostbyname() failed
+ * with a HOST_NOT_FOUND or NO_ADDRESS error.
+ * Search for a name match on MX records pointing to the server.
*/
- for (i = 0; i < MX_RETRIES; i++)
- {
- struct mxentry *mxrecords, *mxp;
-
- mxrecords = getmxrecords(name);
-
- h_errno = 0;
- if (mxrecords == (struct mxentry *)NULL)
- if (h_errno == TRY_AGAIN)
- {
- sleep(1);
- continue;
- }
- else if (h_errno) /* fatal error */
- longjmp(restart, 2);
- else
- break;
-
- for (mxp = mxrecords; mxp->name; mxp++)
- if (strcmp(name, mxp->name) == 0)
- return(TRUE);
- }
+ h_errno = 0;
+ if ((mxrecords = getmxrecords(name)) == (struct mxentry *)NULL)
+ switch (h_errno)
+ {
+ case HOST_NOT_FOUND: /* specified host is unknown */
+ return(FALSE);
+
+ case NO_ADDRESS: /* valid, but does not have an IP address */
+ for (mxp = mxrecords; mxp->name; mxp++)
+ if (strcmp(name, mxp->name) == 0)
+ return(TRUE);
+ break;
+
+ case NO_RECOVERY: /* non-recoverable name server error */
+ case TRY_AGAIN: /* temporary error on authoritative server */
+ default:
+ longjmp(restart, 2); /* try again next poll cycle */
+ break;
+ }
return(FALSE);
}