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Date:      Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:43:49 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        Michael <mlmichael70@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: sendmail: My unqualified host name
Message-ID:  <20100628234349.6ad1a000.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <4C290B62.5060209@gmail.com>
References:  <4C290B62.5060209@gmail.com>

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On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:51:46 +0100, Michael <mlmichael70@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> My console is being flooded with this kind of messages:
> 
> Jun 28 15:49:02 prime sendmail[57268]: My unqualified host name 
> (localhost) unknown; sleeping for retry
> Jun 28 15:49:06 prime sendmail[21451]: unable to qualify my own domain 
> name (localhost) -- using short name
> Jun 28 15:50:02 prime sendmail[85031]: My unqualified host name 
> (localhost) unknown; sleeping for retry
> Jun 28 15:50:06 prime sendmail[57268]: unable to qualify my own domain 
> name (localhost) -- using short name
> 
> Is there any way to find out who/what is trying to use sendmail?

It seems that it's your *sendmail* that is complaining. Check your
settings regarding hostname (hostname= in /etc/rc.conf, corresponding
entry in /etc/hosts), also check sendmail configuration in /etc/mail.


-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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