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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: sendmail
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 14:39:57 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <31C269BB.F79@ime.net> from "Gary Chrysler" at Jun 15, 96 03:43:55 am
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> I'm trying to figure out how to setup my FreeBSD 2.1r box
> as a mail server for my lan! (Amoungest other things :)
> 
> Is sendmail the proper tool for this!
> I've read the man page and Nemeth but I can't seem to make it work!
> At least from Winbloze stations. Only os I have to send tests
> from!
> I really can't elaborate with error messages as Winbloze is to
> stupid to give details!
> It just tells me:
>  Cannot connect to xxx, make sure your account info is accurate.
> 
> On the FBSD box:
>   ``user@localhost``   works.
>   ``user@host.domain`` works
>   ``user@domain``      doesn't work. Produces errors in maillog that
>                        say something about routes back to myself.

Happens when the reverse lookup fails for a machine with alias names.

May also happen if you don't have an MX record for the domain.

May also happen if you have an MX record, but the sendmail doesn't
have:

Cwlocalhost domain

DMdomain

(all outgoing mail will appear to come from "domain").


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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