Re: DNS, Sendmail, or Smail
ttrimble@Win95.tdhs.com writes:
> I know I'm very new to Linux, and there is quite a bit I haven't
> caught on to yet. But, I have a problem that just isn't getting any
> better. I have Debian 1.1 loaded, running kernel 2.0.6. The machine
> I'm working in is not directly connected to the Internet, but does
> have a tcp/ip connection to a mail server that is connected. I loaded
> Smail, and configured it with no DNS server, and all mail goes to the
> smarthost. The objective is to run Majordomo on the Debian box and
> have all mail sent to the mail server for delivery, but Smail on the
> Debian box reports an error that domain name lookup failed, so my questions
> are.
> 1. Does Smail require a direct Internet connection to work ?
No, it works fine with both uucp and dialup slip/ppp
> 2. Can Majordomo run on a machine that is not directly connected to
> the Internet ?
Surely.
> 3. Is there a way to set-up named to work as a local DNS only ?
Local means without connecting to root servers? Sure, just leave out
the '. cache' entry
Joey
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