Sendmail- RH8.0- Looking for relay on localhost.com
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Sendmail- RH8.0- Looking for relay on localhost.com
Installed RH8. When I tr to send mail, (using sendmail -v user@domain.com) the server is looking for "localhost.com" wich, of course, cannot be resolved. The /etc/host is there and references localhost (at 127.0.0.1, the default).
david@hotmail.com... Connecting to localhost.com. via relay...
I eventually get an error messages that the name does not exist.
My domain is defined. This server was running 7.2. Mail worked fine. I formatted a new hard disk using 8.0, and gave it the real host name of my domain. I can ping anywhere and the server is visible.
On the old server, I get:
rturenne99@hotmail.com... Connecting to mx1.hotmail.com. via esmtp...
220 mc5-f26.law1.hotmail.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 5.0.2195.5600 ready at Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:20:39 -0800
Actually, sendmail.cf (although I modify .mc only) is the same on both systems. I will compare the .cf files and try to find what module is different.
'let you know.
I am now reinstalling RH8.0
I will try from a fresh install. If it still doesn't work, I will try postfix.
I can't beleive I'm the only one with this question!!! I have done the same install on two different computers in two different network environments!
but it sits in the mailq... It is still insisting on a relay through localhost. I guess it's the default for this version. Why won't it send directly to the destination address?
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