From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 13:51:28 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 7B82716A402 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:51:28 +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 B0E4613C45B for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:51:25 +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 l33Doq0Z082373; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:50:52 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070403084729.024b1c48@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:50:33 -0500 To: "V.I.Victor" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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: Help! Mail to 'localhost' not staying local 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: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:51:28 -0000 Your domain is not set correctly, or you set it to athome.net. Sendmail is just trying to deliver the email. Normally you don't need the domain to send to root. As long as you have root defined in /etc/mail/aliases you should be able to send to just root. @reboot /bin/echo "reboot" |/usr/bin/mail -s "start-up at `date`" root -Derek At 08:34 AM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote: >Somthing changed -- literally overnight! Or perhaps, some old problem is >just showing up. > >All my log reports, et cetera are stuck in mqueue. > >Example -- for years, the following line has been in root's crontab: >(sorry if folded) > >@reboot /bin/echo "reboot" |/usr/bin/mail -s "start-up at `date`" >root@localhost > > >It has worked without any problems delivering an email indicating start-up >time. > > >Now... Well, here's some lines from the 'mqueue' file: > >H??Received: from zebra.athome.net (localhost.athome.net [127.0.0.1]) > by zebra.athome.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l33AFhEA000481 > for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:15:44 -0400 (EDT) > (envelope-from root@ld2.networksolutions.com) >H??Received: (from root@localhost) > by zebra.athome.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id l33AFhqS000433 > for root@localhost; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:15:43 -0400 (EDT) > (envelope-from root) > >It seems that my local network name of "athome.net" is being "evaluated." > > >From 'whois athome.net' -- > > Domain Name: ATHOME.NET > Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. > Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com > Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com > Name Server: NS3.LAMEDELEGATION.NET > Name Server: NS4.LAMEDELEGATION.NET > Status: clientTransferProhibited > Updated Date: 02-apr-2007 > Creation Date: 30-nov-1999 > Expiration Date: 30-nov-2015 > >It's been around since 1999, but was updated yesterday. > > >I'm assuming I did something wrong years back in my 'sendmail' setup. At >this point, I certainly don't remember the whys & hows of what I did! > >Could someone *please* help? > >Thanks! V > > > >_______________________________________________ >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.