Re: sendmail problem

[Alvin Oga <aoga@ns.Linux-Consulting.com>]

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Oliver Fuchs wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Oct 2004, Sebastian Wild wrote:
> 
> > Set up a sarge box for a customer. Installed sendmail onto it.

..

> > to=sw@cronon.org, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:
..
> > dsn=5.1.2, stat=User unknown
..

> > from=<root@povoden.cronon.org>, size=57, class=0, nrcpts=0, proto=

... machine name .. same issues as before

> > (if u do host on it it will give u the ip).
...
> > Also the hostname povoden.cronon.org is resolvable forwards and reverse.

assuming that host  cronon.org and host w.x.y.z  is working 
for all permutations of names and for ip# and also with nslookup

	- these ip# and hostanames should NOT be in /etc/hosts
	and if you do it that way, you have to copy that host files
	to all machines or simply setup dns w/ reverse lookups

	- for sending/receiving email, you should NOT use cname, and use
	only "A" records

and more likely ...
	what is the contents of /etc/mail/sendmail.cw 
	( aka local-host-names )

	and the rest of the files
	( access, relay-domains, generics, virtusertable ... )

for examples of what it should be:
	Linux-Sec.net/Mail/etc.mail
	Linux-Sec.net/Mail/Sendmail-Install-HOWTO/

c ya
alvin