From owner-freebsd-isp  Sun Mar 10 05:51:28 1996
Return-Path: owner-isp
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id FAA28205
          for isp-outgoing; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 05:51:28 -0800 (PST)
Received: from arl-gw-6.compuserve.com (arl-gw-6.compuserve.com [198.4.6.6])
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA28199
          for <isp@freebsd.org>; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 05:51:26 -0800 (PST)
Received: from cod.connix.com by arl-gw-6.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.941228sam)
	id IAA11504; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 08:51:22 -0500
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 08:51:22 -0500
Message-Id: <199603101351.IAA11504@arl-gw-6.compuserve.com>
X-Sender: cod@connix.com
X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
To: sreid@edmbbs.iceonline.com
From: "C. O'Donnell" <codonnell@bus.net>
Subject: Re: named/sendmail problem: "MX points back..."
Cc: isp@freebsd.org
Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk

At 05:02 AM 3/7/96 EST, sreid@edmbbs.iceonline.com wrote:
>My sendmail.cf file is the default except for the new Cw lines...
> Cwlocalhost
> Cwkirk.edmnet.com.
> Cwedmnet.com.

Maybe try removing the trailing dot?

>I suppose I should add a Cw line for every host that Kirk handles mail
>for, but I don't think that'll make much difference right now.
>
Class  "w" expands to all host names that are local (meaning this machine).
It will incorrectly choose "SMTP" instead of "local" for a mail agent if
it doesn't find the host in it's "w" class.  But sendmail should fill this list
from DNS, except for the short domain name (edmnet.com).

Good luck,
Chuck