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Date:      Sat, 24 Nov 2001 19:20:51 +1100
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        Jwhtencate@aol.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mail loops back to me
Message-ID:  <20011124192051.B579@k7.mavetju.org>
In-Reply-To: <39.1e2133e9.2930a54f@aol.com>; from Jwhtencate@aol.com on Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 02:25:03AM -0500
References:  <39.1e2133e9.2930a54f@aol.com>

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On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 02:25:03AM -0500, Jwhtencate@aol.com wrote:
> I have a common problem that I do find back in several FAQ'sbut I don't seem 
> to be able to find the solution.
> 
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> someone@vwhatever.com
>     (reason: system config error)
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 553 5.3.5 whatever.com.mydomainname.com. config error: mail loops back to me 
> (MX problem?)
> 554 5.3.5 Someone@whatever.com... Local configuration error

Isn't this caused when your MTA doesn't know you're hosting
vwhatever.com?

Edwin

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