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From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To: Jwhtencate@aol.com
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Subject: Re: mail loops back to me
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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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