From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 23 19:53:21 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2569716A4CE for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:53:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 631E043D2D for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:53:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gmeijer@palmweb.nl) Received: from guus (simoon.xs4all.nl [213.84.111.205]) by smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j1NJrJt7058852; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:53:19 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from gmeijer@palmweb.nl) Message-ID: <0dbd01c519e1$b99123c0$9600000a@guus> From: "Gerard Meijer" To: "Greg Barniskis" References: <0d6501c519cd$01466d70$9600000a@guus><124566255.20050223183027@hexren.net> <0d7701c519d0$794cdea0$9600000a@guus><421CC73F.7000805@scls.lib.wi.us> <0d9501c519d4$9ded8f80$9600000a@guus> <421CD4EA.7080407@scls.lib.wi.us> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:56:11 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: get local sendmail to use MX records X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:53:21 -0000 Yes the grep suggested by Mark was appropriate. I did that and it returned nothing. Nslookup on the server shows the right MX records for the specific domain. I really don't know what it is. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Barniskis" To: "Gerard Meijer" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:09 PM Subject: Re: get local sendmail to use MX records > Gerard Meijer wrote: >> Hi Greg, >> >> I'm absolutely sure that this is not the case anymore. I removed >> everything. > ... >>> If I followed you correctly, "server B" *formerly* was the appropriate >>> end point for mail for "domain.com". If that is true, then on server B, >>> the sendmail config probably indicates that mail destined for domain.com >>> is delivered locally. Remove that indicator and it should revert to MX >>> lookup behavior to find the appropriate handler for the domain. There >>> may be multiple places in the sendmail config where domain.com is named >>> for different purposes. Hunt them all down and kill them. > > Nevertheless... the grep suggested by another poster seems completely > appropriate. There are few other explanations than "sendmail config > error". You restarted sendmail after the config change, right? > > Another test you could try would be to fire up nslookup on server B's > command line. If you ask there for the MX record in question, do you > actually get the right answer? > > > -- > Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator > South Central Library System (SCLS) > Library Interchange Network (LINK) > , (608) 266-6348 > > A: Because it reverses the natural flow of a dialog. > Q: Why is top posting undesirable when replying? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >