From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 15:42:51 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 493F316A401 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:42:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from idmc_vivr@intgdev.com) Received: from omr8.networksolutionsemail.com (omr8.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9A6413C45A for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:42:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from idmc_vivr@intgdev.com) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (ns-omr8.mgt.netsol.com [10.49.6.71]) by omr8.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l33FgmEG013490 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:42:48 -0400 Received: (qmail 12742 invoked by uid 78); 3 Apr 2007 15:42:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO webmail7) (205.178.146.50) by ns-omr8.lb.hosting.dc2.netsol.com with SMTP; 3 Apr 2007 15:42:47 -0000 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (idmc_vivr@intgdev.com [127.0.0.1]) by webmail7 (EdgeDesk 4.04) with WEBMAIL id 31720; Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:42:47 +0000 From: "V.I.Victor" To: "Derek Ragona" Importance: Normal Sensitivity: Normal Message-ID: X-Mailer: Mintersoft EdgeDesk, Build 4.03.0105 Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:42:47 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Mail to 'localhost' not staying local CORRECTION 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 15:42:51 -0000 >Check that localhost is defined in /etc/hosts and your name resolution is >working in /etc/nsswitch.conf Thanks for your continued input! /etc/nsswitch.conf has never been changed: group: compat group_compat: nis hosts: files dns networks: files passwd: compat passwd_compat: nis shells: files Sorry all -- I'm at work an bouncing between 3-machines and copied a line wrong: The following is correct: /etc/hosts is also the same as years-back: ::1 localhost.athome.net localhost 127.0.0.1 localhost.athome.net localhost 192.168.254.250 zebra.athome.net zebra 192.168.254.250 zebra.athome.net.