Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:55:53 +0100 From: Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail local-host-names questions Message-ID: <20120829095552.GD81304@kontrol.kode5.net> In-Reply-To: <503DC88F.6060806@dreamchaser.org> References: <503DC88F.6060806@dreamchaser.org>
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[ Gary Aitken wrote on Wed 29.Aug'12 at 1:45:19 -0600 ] > > Also... I can't find anything about how to put a comment in the > local-host-names file. I took a guess and used # as in the .mc file, > and it doesn't seem to cause errors; but neither does ';' or '%' so I'm > guessing the lines are just being skipped because they don't parse properly. > I'd like to know whether comments are allowed or not; and if so, > what the proper syntax is. > > Thanks for any hints, > > Gary Hi Gary, you don't put dots at the end of the domain names in that file. In mine, i've just got: kontrol.kode5.net # the hostname of the machine; and kode5.net # my domain I haven't put those comments in it either, just the host and domain information. The Sendmail site does have quite a bit of information actually about configuration. I was setting up Sendmail on my machine just a week ago in fact and got most of the info from that site. Also the FreeBSD handbook. I also run a local DNS server (BIND/named) which I recommend you look into with a view to setting it up. It does make a difference, especially if you have several machines on your LAN. It's not as hard as it first appears. In fact the default installation is already configured for a local caching nameserver. I have added my own zone files as well which is all explained on the Handbook. Jamie
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