Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:47:13 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: "V.I.Victor" <idmc_vivr@intgdev.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Mail to 'localhost' not staying local Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20070403094446.025017c0@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <W11015137625931175611246@webmail3> References: <W11015137625931175611246@webmail3>
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Check that localhost is defined in /etc/hosts and your name resolution is
working in /etc/nsswitch.conf
-Derek
At 09:40 AM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote:
> >Your domain is not set correctly, or you set it to athome.net. Sendmail is
> >just trying to deliver the email. Normally you don't need the domain to
> >send to root. As long as you have root defined in /etc/mail/aliases you
> >should be able to send to just root.
> >
> >@reboot /bin/echo "reboot" |/usr/bin/mail -s "start-up at `date`" root
>
>
>Thanks for the quick answer.
>
>Unfortunately, sending to just "root" does exactly the same as
>"root@localhost"
>
>I agree I proabably set something wrong *years* ago -- but it's only
>showing up today!!
>
>I'm really unsure where to change what.
>
>
> >At 08:34 AM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote:
> >>Somthing changed -- literally overnight! Or perhaps, some old problem is
> >>just showing up.
> >>
> >>All my log reports, et cetera are stuck in mqueue.
> >>
> >>Example -- for years, the following line has been in root's crontab:
> >>(sorry if folded)
> >>
> >>@reboot /bin/echo "reboot" |/usr/bin/mail -s "start-up at `date`"
> >>root@localhost
> >>
> >>
> >>It has worked without any problems delivering an email indicating start-up
> >>time.
> >>
> >>
> >>Now... Well, here's some lines from the 'mqueue' file:
> >>
> >>H??Received: from zebra.athome.net (localhost.athome.net [127.0.0.1])
> >> by zebra.athome.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l33AFhEA000481
> >> for <root@zebra.athome.net>; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:15:44 -0400 (EDT)
> >> (envelope-from root@ld2.networksolutions.com)
> >>H??Received: (from root@localhost)
> >> by zebra.athome.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id l33AFhqS000433
> >> for root@localhost; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:15:43 -0400 (EDT)
> >> (envelope-from root)
> >>
> >>It seems that my local network name of "athome.net" is being "evaluated."
> >>
> >> >From 'whois athome.net' --
> >>
> >> Domain Name: ATHOME.NET
> >> Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
> >> Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
> >> Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
> >> Name Server: NS3.LAMEDELEGATION.NET
> >> Name Server: NS4.LAMEDELEGATION.NET
> >> Status: clientTransferProhibited
> >> Updated Date: 02-apr-2007
> >> Creation Date: 30-nov-1999
> >> Expiration Date: 30-nov-2015
> >>
> >>It's been around since 1999, but was updated yesterday.
> >>
> >>
> >>I'm assuming I did something wrong years back in my 'sendmail' setup. At
> >>this point, I certainly don't remember the whys & hows of what I did!
> >>
> >>Could someone *please* help?
> >>
> >>Thanks! V
> >>
> >>
> >>
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