>Knute Johnson schrieb: > >> So now sendmail hangs on startup for about 2 minutes. There must be >> something else to set? >> >> Thanks, >> >> knute... >> >> [knute@knute ~]$ hostname >> knute >> >> [knute@knute ~]$ cat /etc/hosts >> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs >> # that require network functionality will fail. >> ::1 localhost.localdomain localhost >> 192.168.3.5 knute >> >> [knute@knute ~]$ cat /etc/sysconfig/network >> NETWORKING=yes >> NETWORKING_IPV6=yes >> HOSTNAME=knute >> [knute@knute ~]$ > >Sendmail requires a dotted hostname, thus means hostname to be not just >a short one but a FQDN. > >If you have no public resolving DNS name for your mail host, then you >may set your hostname to > >knute.example.net > >and having following line in /etc/hosts > >192.168.3.5 knute.example.net knute > >If you relay through a different MTA, i.e. your ISP's one, make sure the >envelope sender and header from: are set properly, if the relay host >does not masquerade it for you. > >Alexander Thanks everybody for your help. I changed the domain name of the computer to the same as the internet side of my router. That made it possible to relay mail with the onboard sendmail and to use mail clients with my mail server that is on the outside of my router. -- Knute Johnson Molon Labe...
