From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 12 13:27:38 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BA8194E8; Mon, 12 May 2014 13:27:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9C18B25CF; Mon, 12 May 2014 13:27:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s4CDRcsb036042; Mon, 12 May 2014 13:27:38 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s4CDRcTh036040; Mon, 12 May 2014 13:27:38 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201405121327.s4CDRcTh036040@svn.freebsd.org> From: Dru Lavigne Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 13:27:38 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44813 - in head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books: faq handbook/mail X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 13:27:38 -0000 Author: dru Date: Mon May 12 13:27:37 2014 New Revision: 44813 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44813 Log: Move loops back to itself Q/A from Troubleshooting to the FAQ. Sponsored by: iXsystems Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Mon May 12 13:17:55 2014 (r44812) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Mon May 12 13:27:37 2014 (r44813) @@ -2057,8 +2057,25 @@ bindkey ^[[3~ delete-char # for xterm

- You can find a detailed answer for this question in the - Handbook. + This is answered in the Sendmail + FAQ as follows. This FAQ is recommended reading + when tweaking the mail setup. + + I'm getting these error messages: + +553 MX list for domain.net points back to relay.domain.net +554 <user@domain.net>... Local configuration error + +How can I solve this problem? + +You have asked mail to the domain (e.g., domain.net) to be +forwarded to a specific host (in this case, relay.domain.net) +by using an MX record, but the relay machine does not recognize +itself as domain.net. Add domain.net to /etc/mail/local-host-names +[known as /etc/sendmail.cw prior to version 8.10] +(if you are using FEATURE(use_cw_file)) or add Cw domain.net +to /etc/mail/sendmail.cf. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail/chapter.xml Mon May 12 13:17:55 2014 (r44812) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail/chapter.xml Mon May 12 13:27:37 2014 (r44813) @@ -781,36 +781,6 @@ newaliases /usr/local/sbin/sendmail - - - Sendmail says - mail loops back to myself. - - - - This is answered in the Sendmail - FAQ as follows. This FAQ is recommended reading - when tweaking the mail setup. - - I'm getting these error messages: - -553 MX list for domain.net points back to relay.domain.net -554 <user@domain.net>... Local configuration error - -How can I solve this problem? - -You have asked mail to the domain (e.g., domain.net) to be -forwarded to a specific host (in this case, relay.domain.net) -by using an MX record, but the relay machine does not recognize -itself as domain.net. Add domain.net to /etc/mail/local-host-names -[known as /etc/sendmail.cw prior to version 8.10] -(if you are using FEATURE(use_cw_file)) or add Cw domain.net -to /etc/mail/sendmail.cf. - - - - How can I run a mail server on a dial-up PPP