Help! Mail to 'localhost' not staying local

[Derek Ragona]

Check that localhost is defined in /etc/hosts and your name resolution is 
working in /etc/nsswitch.conf

         -Derek


At 09:40 AM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote:
> >Your domain is not set correctly, or you set it to athome.net.  Sendmail is
> >just trying to deliver the email.  Normally you don't need the domain to
> >send to root.  As long as you have root defined in /etc/mail/aliases you
> >should be able to send to just root.
> >
> >@reboot /bin/echo "reboot" |/usr/bin/mail -s "start-up at `date`" root
>
>
>Thanks for the quick answer.
>
>Unfortunately, sending to just "root" does exactly the same as 
>"root at localhost"
>
>I agree I proabably set something wrong *years* ago -- but it's only 
>showing up today!!
>
>I'm really unsure where to change what.
>
>
> >At 08:34 AM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote:
> >>Somthing changed -- literally overnight!  Or perhaps, some old problem is
> >>just showing up.
> >>
> >>All my log reports, et cetera are stuck in mqueue.
> >>
> >>Example -- for years, the following line has been in root's crontab:
> >>(sorry if folded)
> >>
> >>@reboot /bin/echo "reboot" |/usr/bin/mail -s "start-up at `date`"
> >>root at localhost
> >>
> >>
> >>It has worked without any problems delivering an email indicating start-up
> >>time.
> >>
> >>
> >>Now...  Well, here's some lines from the 'mqueue' file:
> >>
> >>H??Received: from zebra.athome.net (localhost.athome.net [127.0.0.1])
> >>         by zebra.athome.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l33AFhEA000481
> >>         for <root at zebra.athome.net>; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:15:44 -0400 (EDT)
> >>         (envelope-from root at ld2.networksolutions.com)
> >>H??Received: (from root at localhost)
> >>         by zebra.athome.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id l33AFhqS000433
> >>         for root at localhost; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:15:43 -0400 (EDT)
> >>         (envelope-from root)
> >>
> >>It seems that my local network name of "athome.net" is being "evaluated."
> >>
> >> >From 'whois athome.net' --
> >>
> >>    Domain Name: ATHOME.NET
> >>    Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
> >>    Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
> >>    Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
> >>    Name Server: NS3.LAMEDELEGATION.NET
> >>    Name Server: NS4.LAMEDELEGATION.NET
> >>    Status: clientTransferProhibited
> >>    Updated Date: 02-apr-2007
> >>    Creation Date: 30-nov-1999
> >>    Expiration Date: 30-nov-2015
> >>
> >>It's been around since 1999, but was updated yesterday.
> >>
> >>
> >>I'm assuming I did something wrong years back in my 'sendmail' setup.  At
> >>this point, I certainly don't remember the whys & hows of what I did!
> >>
> >>Could someone *please* help?
> >>
> >>Thanks! V
> >>
> >>
> >>
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