From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 19 11:18:10 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2E8C16A401 for ; Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:18:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A34C13C4C8 for ; Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:18:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l2JBHjOe030747; Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:17:45 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070319061205.0253b728@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:17:30 -0500 To: jekillen , FreeBSD Mailing List From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: sendmail name resolution X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:18:11 -0000 Sendmail uses the system calls to resolve names. You need to check: /etc/nsswitch.conf In that file check the hosts line, this gives the order for hostname resolution, typically it is files then dns. Then you should check your /etc/hosts file to be sure that localhost is there and correct. Also check /etc/resolve.conf that you have the correct nameservers for dns lookups. -Derek At 08:28 PM 3/18/2007, jekillen wrote: >Hello: >Where does sendmail look to find out who it is? >Resolve.conf? >It keeps throwing up messages that it cannot >resolve the name localhost, or that is the >way I am interpreting the messages. >FreeBSD v6.2 generic >Thanks in advance; >Jeff K > >_______________________________________________ >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" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.