Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 12:44:26 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RFC: Change to "why does my mail to FreeBSD.org bounce" FAQ Message-ID: <20020407114426.GA79039@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <3CAF327E.6010001@cream.org> References: <20020405155943.GA25988@submonkey.net> <20020405114723.767d28c9.darklogik@pittgoth.com> <20020405164306.GA35109@submonkey.net> <20020405120838.0c274492.darklogik@pittgoth.com> <20020406142437.GA52191@submonkey.net> <3CAF327E.6010001@cream.org>
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On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 06:38:06PM +0100, Andrew Boothman wrote: > Ceri Davies wrote: > >Now it's a slightly fine grained point, maybe, but there's certainly a > >difference. It may be slightly easier to just say something like : > > > >"As required by RFC 2822, your announced hostname must resolve." > > I think you should mention the fact that it is the hostname announced in > the HELO command that is the problem in this case. > > I had exactly the same problem with mail being sent from one of my > systems because it was using an internal hostname in its HELO command. > The fix was simple enough, but I needed to know it was the HELO command > that caused the problem so that I could alter that part of my MTA's > config. I got that info from my maillog in the end, but it would be > helpful if it was in the FAQ. In that case, I think the patch I originally posted might be OK. Ceri -- get the cool shoe shine To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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