From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 14:48:27 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 61C3A16A401 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:48:27 +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 D678913C4DE for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:48:26 +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 l33ElVNV083168; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 09:47:31 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070403094446.025017c0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:47:13 -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 14:48:27 -0000 Check that localhost is defined in /etc/hosts and your name resolution is working in /etc/nsswitch.conf -Derek At 09:40 AM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote: > >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. > > > > > > > >-- >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. 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