problem with sendmail

bijuhpd · 02-26-2005, 12:43 AM

hi,
i cant send mails outside.
550-Verification failed for <root@localhost.localdomain>
does it have something to do with resolv.conf
i have 127.0.0.1 in resolv.conf and hosts.
do i need to change anything in sendmail.mc
anyhelp.

twantrd · 02-26-2005, 04:53 AM

I encountered this problem before. Below was how I resolved it.

1. Check /etc/hosts and make sure you have proper entries there
for example:

127.0.0.1 localhost
<ip address> your FQDN

2. make sure your hostname has the FQDN as well

3. in your /etc/sendmail.cf, check
Dj<domain name>
DS<your smart host>
DM<domain name>

An example of #3 is:
Djcrap.com
DSsmarthost.mine.com
DMcrap.com

Let me know if that works for you.

-twantrd

bijuhpd · 02-26-2005, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by twantrd
I encountered this problem before. Below was how I resolved it.

1. Check /etc/hosts and make sure you have proper entries there
for example:

127.0.0.1 localhost
<ip address> your FQDN

2. make sure your hostname has the FQDN as well

3. in your /etc/sendmail.cf, check
Dj<domain name>
DS<your smart host>
DM<domain name>

An example of #3 is:
Djcrap.com
DSsmarthost.mine.com
DMcrap.com

Let me know if that works for you.

-twantrd

Whoah, that worked man, Like a charm. Thanx a lot mate ur a life saver. Its like everything just fell into place when i tried out what u mentioned there. Thanx again for everything