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Did you add al the local host aliases to the file var/mail/db/localnames ?
That file might have to be sorted.
On Thu, 15 May 1997, Gerard MacNeil wrote:
> After WWHCN "reclaimed" the 'cnet.windsor.ns.ca' domain, I attempted to
> reconfigure 'zmailer' to recognize local delivery of mail to both
> 'www.cnet.windsor.ns.ca' and 'cnet.windsor.ns.ca'.
>
> I couldn't do it (and wasted a lot of time in the process).
>
> I think I have traced the problem:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> On chebucto.ns.ca, (interactive router)
> z$ thishost www.chebucto.ns.ca
> %dblookup (thishost www.chebucto.ns.ca) <0>
> www.chebucto.ns.ca
> z$ canon www.chebucto.ns.ca
> %dblookup (canon www.chebucto.ns.ca) <0>
> chebucto.ns.ca
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> On csuite.chebucto.ns.ca
> z$ thishost www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca
> %dblookup (thishost www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca) <0>
> ?=1
> z$ canon www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca
> %dblookup (canon www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca) <0>
> www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Note: logged in to csuite, trying to send mail to macneil@www.csuite...
> I get the mail bounced back with:
> <smtp www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca macneil@www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca 1017>: smtp;
> 500 (DNS: no such domain: www.csuite.chebucto.ns.ca)
>
> Of course it should not be attempting 'smtp' delivery of this email.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> On wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> z# thishost www.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> %dblookup (thishost www.cnet.windsor.ns.ca) <0>
> ?=1
> z# canon www.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> %dblookup (canon www.cnet.windsor.ns.ca) <0>
> wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> z# thishost wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> %dblookup (thishost wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca) <0>
> ?=1
> z# canon wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> %dblookup (canon wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca) <0>
> wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> CS_ROOT/etc/mail.conf is
> orgdomain=cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> hostname=wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> mydomain=cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> CS_ROOT/var/mail/db/localnames is
> .cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> mail.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
> www.cnet.windsor.ns.ca
>
>
> Solution anybody?
>
>
> Gerard MacNeil, P. Eng.
>
>
>
>
David Trueman,
Systems Manager, Dalhousie Math, Stats and Computing Science
Technical Chair, Chebucto Community Net
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