STRANGE:mailserver receives mails but is not able to send mails outside
 

hello!!all
i 've recently configured a mail server using sendmail.
for that i just did the following
in /etc/resolv.conf
(gave nameserver's ip)
daomain info.com.np

in /etc/hosts
203.78.167.124 system.info.com.np system

in /etc/mail/relay-domains
info.com.np
infoswift.com.np
in/etc/mail/local-host-names
info.com.np
infoswift.com.np

int the sendmail.mc file i commented the line
dnl # DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl

mailserver receives mail from outside ..
but it is not able to send mails outside.like to hotmail or yahoo or any other domains..
can anybody plzz help

Try using /etc/mail/access file
 

Hi,

I think you should use /etc/mail/access file.. this file contains the IP addresses of the machines which are allowed to be relayed.

e.g. /etc/mail/access may contain lines --

localhost.localdomain RELAY
localhost RELAY
127.0.0.1 RELAY
192.168.0.1 RELAY

Above file says that machine 192.168.0.1 is allowed to relay mails.

If it doesnt work, remove all the entries in /etc/mail/relay-domain file..

It should do..

Regards..