From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 14:40:48 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 31A6016A401 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:40:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from idmc_vivr@intgdev.com) Received: from omr4.networksolutionsemail.com (omr4.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9BB513C46A for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:40:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from idmc_vivr@intgdev.com) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (ns-omr4.mgt.netsol.com [10.49.6.67]) by omr4.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l33Eekfq000534 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:40:47 -0400 Received: (qmail 20318 invoked by uid 78); 3 Apr 2007 14:40:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO webmail3) (205.178.146.50) by ns-omr4.lb.hosting.dc2.netsol.com with SMTP; 3 Apr 2007 14:40:46 -0000 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (idmc_vivr@intgdev.com [127.0.0.1]) by webmail3 (EdgeDesk 4.04) with WEBMAIL id 593; Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:40:46 +0000 From: "V.I.Victor" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Importance: Normal Sensitivity: Normal Message-ID: X-Mailer: Mintersoft EdgeDesk, Build 4.03.0105 Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:40:46 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Derek Ragona 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 14:40:48 -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 Thanks for the quick answer. Unfortunately, sending to just "root" does exactly the same as "root@localhost" I agree I proabably set something wrong *years* ago -- but it's only showing up today!! I'm really unsure where to change what. >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. > >