Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 12:42:56 +1000 (EST) From: Carey Nairn <cpn@dpac.tas.gov.au> To: David Vondrasek <david@davidv.iadfw.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mail server probles ( I think ) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980927123939.5552B-100000@jumpgate.cpn.org.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9809262005530.433-100000@davidv.iadfw.net>
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On Sat, 26 Sep 1998, David Vondrasek wrote: > I home someone can help me with a server setting or maybe I'm just stuck. > When I try and email the questions list, or several other mail servers for > that matter I the message refused due to the headers. My system consists of > 2 fbsd boxs ( and some Win95 boxs) on an internal network. It has a dedicated > IP and resolves to davidv.iadfw.net, This is my gateway for the local > network and serves as the mail server for outbound and some incoming mail for > my home network. All works fine sending the mail from this box, ( > davidv.iadfw.net does resolve ) But if I send mail from the other FBSD box > behind the gateway I get refused at the servers due to this: > > Received: from workbox.davidv.iadfw.net (david@workbox.davidv.iadfw.net > > " workbox.davidv.iadfw.net " will not resolve. Maybe I'm not setting up the > network naming correct or something. Is there a way to get around this ? > How can I use my *nice/fast/X-win/mega memmory/SuperVGA/have to have it* > fbsd box and still email from it. > > I have tried telling it the SMTP server of the GATEWAY and also letting the > machine's own sendmail mail it, But " workbox.davidv.iadfw.net " always > shows in the headers and it rejects it. > Is there an A record for workbox.davidv.iadfw.net in your DNS ? doing an nslookup yields "Non-existent host/domain" when I query it. cheers, Carey Nairn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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