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Date:      Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:02:45 +0100
From:      Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
To:        Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe <mit@mitayai.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sendmail rulesets.
Message-ID:  <3A2544C5.3070400@i-clue.de>
References:  <NEBBIEGPMLMKDBMMICFNGELGDIAA.mit@mitayai.net>

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Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe wrote:

> Hi, folks...
> 
> i'm running 4.2-STABLE with an updated sendmail.cf file, and i'm getting
> some strange things going on...
> 
> here's a message i get a lot:
> 
> Nov 26 12:44:50 castle sendmail[14916]: eAQHhTu14916: ruleset=check_mail,
> arg1=<paulf@canadianalliance.ca>, relay=tomts1.bellnexxia.net
> [209.226.175.139], reject=451 4.1.8 <paulf@canadianalliance.ca>... Domain
> of sender address paulf@canadianalliance.ca does not resolve
> Nov 26 12:44:50 castle sendmail[14916]: eAQHhTu14916:
> from=<paulf@canadianalliance.ca>, size=10963, class=0, nrcpts=0,
> proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=tomts1.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.139]
> 
> What exactly can it not resolve? I resolve canadianalliance.ca just fine on
> that machine...

Both forward and reverse name mapping must resolve. That is,  if a.b.com 
resolves to 1.2.3.4, 4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa must resolve to a.b.com.

Just check this is the case using either dig or nslookup for the host(s) 
in question.

HTH
-Christoph Sold



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