Squatter is a faked box behind firewall. While sendmail takes too long to start. In log file: [root@squatter ~]# tail -f /var/log/maillog ... May 9 23:29:01 squatter sendmail[2704]: starting daemon (8.13.4): SMTP+queueing@01:00:00 May 9 23:29:01 squatter sm-msp-queue[2709]: My unqualified host name (squatter) unknown; sleeping for retry May 9 23:30:01 squatter sm-msp-queue[2709]: unable to qualify my own domain name (squatter) -- using short name ... [root@squatter mail]# pwd /etc/mail [root@squatter mail]# diff sendmail.mc sendmail.mc.orig 22c22 < define(`SMART_HOST',`mail.westnet.com.au') --- > dnl define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.your.provider') 156c156 < MASQUERADE_AS(`westnet.com.au')dnl --- > dnl MASQUERADE_AS(`mydomain.com')dnl 160c160 < FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl --- > dnl FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl 164c164 < FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl --- > dnl FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl 166,168c166,168 < MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl < MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl < MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(westnet.com.au)dnl --- > dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl > dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl > dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomainalias.com)dnl [root@squatter mail]# make [root@squatter mail]# cat /etc/hosts ... 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 127.0.0.1 squatter.local squatter ... Start sendmail. Problem solved! -- Terrence Miao Independent IT Consultant ... __o Intelligent Business Solutions & Services Pty. Ltd. ... -\<, URL: http://www.terrencemiao.com/ ... (_)/(_) .. |