Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 18:56:32 +0200 (MET DST) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: jnieten@ix.netcom.com (Joe Nieten) Cc: freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com (user alias) Subject: Re: FreeBSD WILL NOT work with sendmail Message-ID: <199506131656.SAA21169@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <199506131613.JAA07445@ix2.ix.netcom.com> from "Joe Nieten" at Jun 13, 95 09:13:56 am
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> > Ok Folks, > > I have tried everything to get sendmail to work on my FreeBSD platform. > I have been asking questions for the last month - I really need some > help here! > > I have a machine that sits on the internet using an ISDN connection. I > have checked the router; the machine is accessible from the outside > world. Try it gandalf.otdc.com - I am even able to telnet to port 25. > I have checked the MX records and do not see any problem. So, it has to > be something with FreeBSD. I have a Linux box sitting right next to > this one and do not have any problems with the Linux box. I suspect something with your netstart/sysconfig files is messed. Or perhaps /etc/sendmail.cf. You may also be looking for /etc/resolv.conf, if the latter is set up correctly. Are you running as a nameserver? > > One thing that is different between the two platforms: > when I execute hostname on the Linux box it only gives the hostname > without the domain. (i.e. gandalf) However, on the FreeBSD machine it > gives the FQDN (i.e. gandalf.otdc.com). Now, on the Linux box when I > execute domainname I get the domain and on FreeBSD I get nothing. domainname has got nothing to do with internet domains! It's for YP/NIS domains. So forget about that. > > Is anyone out there using FreeBSD to recieve mail? I am running the You must be kidding :-). > latest version released by Walnut Creek. I need some place to look! > HELP! > > Joe > > -Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de FreeBSD blues.physik.rwth-aachen.de 2.0-BUILT-19950606 FreeBSD 2.0-BUILT-1995 0606 #0: Tue Jun 6 19:13:32 MET DST 1995 kuku@blues.physik.rwth-aachen.de :/usr/src/sys/compile/BLUESGUS i386
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