From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 19:29:23 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 0D26916A402 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:29:23 +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 95F8213C484 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:29:20 +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 l33JSgo0087039; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:28:42 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070403142631.0254b570@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:28:23 -0500 To: "V.I.Victor" 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: 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 19:29:23 -0000 My guess is that DNS was propagated and now athome.net is in the maps of the DNS server you query. Just change your /etc/hosts file, you can use a domain suffix that does not exist for instance. -Derek At 12:18 PM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote: > >I don't think your hosts file is correct, unless you are telling me you own > >the domain athome.net. You need to use a domain name you own or one that > >is not in use. > >OK. > >No I don't own athome.net. BUT I've been using it for years without >problems -- until today! As I said, the hosts file is it's always been. > >It seems that "localhost" just isn't local any more. > >I'm trying to figure what's changed and what I should do about it. > >So far, I've stopped all the internal mail to localhost. > > > > > >-- >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.