Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 16:03:23 -0600 (CST) From: Mark Turpin <yoonix@fidnet.com> To: Mark Barbisan <barbisan@interlog.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DNS & Qmail Message-ID: <Pine.SO4.4.05.9812201551540.1513-100000@mustang> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.96r.981220153757.9890A-100000@shell1.interlog.com>
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Read the error. It says you'll have to setup control/me yourself. In /var/qmail/control there is the 'me' file i'm asssuming. You'd have to make it yourhostname everytime you connect i guess. It would be just as simple to use sendmail, and ppp -auto so it dials on demand (i.e. when you need to send mail!). I've not setup a ppp dialup through fbsd in awhile, but there is a sendmail flag you set in /etc/rc.conf. look at: http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ134.html http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook266.html http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ174.html ^-this one has the sendmail flag. On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Mark Barbisan wrote: > Hi There, > > Well you are correct, I do have a Dynamic IP Address. I am running Qmail > to send out my email (not as a server). I do not want to go through the > hassle of setting up Sendmail, and I was told on this list that Qmail was > easier. If you (or anyone else for that matter), could perhaps suggest > another MTA or have any more suggestions to solve the problem it would be > very much appreciated. > > Thanks for your help, > > Mark Barbisan. > > On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Peter A. Schwenk wrote: > > > Do you have an assigned IP address? It sounds like you don't. If you have a > > regular, personal ISP account, you normally don't get a fixed IP address and > > registered name. So qmail won't find your made-up host name in the DNS > > lookup. > > > > I don't use qmail, so I'm no help with that. Assuming you have a normal, > > personal ISP account, there is no reason to run your own mail server. > > > > Mark Barbisan wrote: > > > > > Hello out there! > > > > > > Well, I am running FreeBSD 2.2.7 on a stand-alone computer and I am trying > > > to setup QMAIL. I installed the latest version from the ports section and > > > when I run /var/qmail/configure/config I get the following output: > > > > > > Your hostname is: mylastname.myisp.com > > > soft error > > > Sorry, I couldn't find your hosts canonical name in DNS > > > You will have to setup control/me yourself > > > > > > DNS works fine when I am connected to the 'net, and I followed every word > > > from the Handbook under the PPP Section. Does anyone have any ideas of what > > > I should do so I can configure Qmail? > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > > > Mark Barbisan. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > | Peter Schwenk <------------------------------> schwenk@voicenet.com | > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > | Give FreeBSD a try. You won't regret it. | > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -geek yoonix@fidnet.com 800.392.8070 x214 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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