Configuring sendmail on slack 9.1
 

I have been trying for a few days and getting no where with this, it is really bugging me too, as I have successfully setup sendmail on a few different machines in the past.

I am running Slackware 9.1

I can send mail from the box to other users on the box.
I can send mail through the box, from my Windows clients to the internet.
I can NOT send mail from the box to the internet.

What I get, and I think this is the problem, is returned mail, with a 550 cannot route to sender, and the address is as follows:

user@boxname.mydomain.com

I think I need to remove the boxname here, but can't for the life of me remember how to do it.
Obviously mydomain.com is registered and I can receive mail from the internet for users on the box, but boxname.mydomain.com is not registered and I think this is where the problem is...


All help would be very greatly appreciated...

Clearly someone with 190 posts should realize we don't allow double posting.

Your other thread is found here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=155435

This one has been reported and will be closed.

Regards.

aggrrrrrrrr

HELP.... I am contemplating a Windows 2003 server install...LOL

Sorry, says I in a sheepish voice...

You need to change the /etc/mail/local-host-name and put name off your machine like below:

mydomain.com
boxname.mydomain.com

And check if you MX pointed to the same ip that your machine.