From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 31 15:30:23 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFE2C16A41A for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:30:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.embarqhsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B30C13C46E for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:30:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.14.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l6VFUJCI039487 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:30:19 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.14.1/8.13.1/Submit) id l6VFUEF8039486 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:30:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:30:14 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070731153014.GE38901@wjv.com> References: <20070731120015.8264116A4DA@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070731120015.8264116A4DA@hub.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on bilver.wjv.com Subject: Re: FQDN hostnames, Sendmail and SpamAssassin X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:30:24 -0000 -segmentation fault- press any key to reboot Damn damn damn freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org said, after restarting his PC and mailer on Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 12:00 . > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:37:36 -0500 > From: Eric Crist > Subject: Re: FQDN Hostnames, Sendmail and Spamassassin. > On Jul 30, 2007, at 6:23 PMJul 30, 2007, RW wrote: > > I have my hostname in rc.conf defined as a FQDN - ending in a > > dot. IIRC it's needed to prevent sendmail waiting a long time > > for DNS if the network is unavailable at boot-time. > > I recently noticed that when I send myself email through > > sendmail I'm hitting this spamassassin test at my email > > service: > > 2.3 FH_HELO_ENDS_DOT Helo ends with a dot > > It doesn't actually matter to me, because I don't use sendmail > > much, but what are the rights and wrongs of this? I was under > > the impression that any name used in an helo/ehlo should be a > > FQDN. > AFAIK, an FQDN does not need to end with a dot. While they do, by > definition, end with a dot, that nomenclature is typically only used > in DNS zone files. > FWIW, I've never noticed a problem with slow boot when there's > network problems. If you do notice problems, simply make an > entry in the /etc/hosts file to map the local hostname to it's > corresponding IP address. > HTH. > > Eric Crist In setting up a SuSE system [I have 2 linux systems I've had to support] I found that I could not send any mail to any MS based system. The error message from MS ended with a period, but it looked like it was the punctuation on a statement. I found that the FQDN in the sendmail config file ended in '.' - and all MS sites would reject that email because of the trailing dot. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com