From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 3 12:59:16 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A593F16A46E for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:59:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trashy_bumper@yahoo.com) Received: from web36305.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web36305.mail.mud.yahoo.com [209.191.91.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5CB2C13C4E3 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:59:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trashy_bumper@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 69333 invoked by uid 60001); 3 Dec 2007 12:32:34 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=XOIal7iNFt3rXPOcBd4y6UDWZTPf+4l7mRhB50iCxdwLbZJhJ87OSzPqbzYi+S5wO9oot+fkJ+PKPYcQpneY0qiU5NlV+D1zY0QkaUShP1Jg/hTGRu/IB63oHJ8Du16N1QPUO+WJP+EQ2Q2n9gxmvgrXi3LYlnXLv7WyYZeBiyU=; X-YMail-OSG: uh2kK8YVM1mQkkFqEc3vKAljVDkVfeWEUU6hHWS7dNeIbKrRzFGtZ0zYqLtQjBTBIbNy3xlipnEupxdMa72m.oRxPgdOVkqMJtfn7nUD7qqGJVTJ.iQ- Received: from [77.122.205.244] by web36305.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:32:34 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/818.31 YahooMailWebService/0.7.157 Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 04:32:34 -0800 (PST) From: Nash Nipples To: Frank MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <649850.67125.qm@web36305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unable to qualify my own domain name X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:59:16 -0000 Hello Frank, Welcome to FreeBSD and meet the sendmail daemon. What it tells to you is that it cannot qualify your own domain name. Maybe if you haven't left it blank it wouldn't. The reason why may be very complex or very simple. I think the daemon is just a little embarrassed to even think that it's gona have to send mail from a blank host name. The are many ways you can go from here though. You may try to learn how to skip loading sendmail daemon at startup (please don't abuse it). You may try to register a domain name and then learn how to reconfigure this perfectly normal FreeBSD 6.2 release. You also may try to call your provider and ask them to read the domain name they have assigned to you, unless you are having the dial up connection which is constantly changing and changing and changing....or else, you may use a little imagination, add some creativity and a little responsibility to use a domain name you'd like your legal copy of sendmail to be proudly telling to the world. "Hello from mybox.iwontmakeupnonames.arpa" #man intro #man hosts #man ifconfig #man rc.conf and the Handbook Sincerely, Nash ----- Original Message ---- From: Frank To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Sent: Monday, December 3, 2007 10:37:03 AM Subject: unable to qualify my own domain name I'm new to FreeBSD. Am trying to set up 6.2. Don't understand why Network Configuration requires a domain name. I've never needed one when setting up Windows XP networking--only had to set it to automatically acquire IP address. For FreeBSD 6.2, I left the "Domain" field blank in the "Network Configuration" screen, and every time at startup, I would get the message that it's "unable to qualify my own domain name". Must I make one up? Why is this? Thanks. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/