Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:37:41 -0800 From: David Syphers <dsyphers@u.washington.edu> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: basic sendmail problem Message-ID: <200411172237.42389.dsyphers@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20041118062631.GA4385@gothmog.gr> References: <200411172035.59370.dsyphers@u.washington.edu> <200411172110.36105.dsyphers@u.washington.edu> <20041118062631.GA4385@gothmog.gr>
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On Wednesday 17 November 2004 10:26 pm, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > Yes, I got that. What I didn't understand was why is fixing the DNS > setup not a priority here? Well, that's not what you asked. It wasn't a priority because I didn't know this was a problem, and my "server" is a computer that I got for $25 at Boeing surplus to host my little domain that does nothing much. So I don't 'prioritize' things relating to it. > You can probably get away with: > > FEATURE(`accept_unqualified_senders') > FEATURE(`accept_unresolvable_domains') > > but this is a huge spam proxy waiting to happen. Instead of 'fixing' > what isn't broken, you should try to fix DNS resolution of your IP > addresses. It's better in the long run. I totally agree. Have any tips on how to do this? Should what I was doing to /etc/hosts work? And _is_ this what is causing the Sendmail problem? Thanks, -David
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