Been down this road. The long and short of it is this: 'localhost' is not a valid FQDN (fully-qualified domain name) because it has no domain. Also, courier doesn't use /etc/hosts (or the normal libc name resolution functions, it implements it's own), you'll just have to do delivery via Maildrop or something else like that.
When I ran fetchmail, I used: mda "/usr/bin/maildrop" in my fetchmailrc On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Daniel Garland wrote: > Hi guys, > > I've made another step towards my email server (I'm trying to get > fetchmail to talk to Courier), but have come across the problem that > Courier SMTP server doesn't like a @localhost address and gives a syntax > error. Having read up on this, I know it is resolved through using the > smtpaddress variable to stamp on a proper RCPT TO variable. > > However, most of the documentation appears to be aimed at professional > administrators, who would have a proper domain name. I on the other hand > do not - and am finding the domain aspect problematic. I know how to > stamp a 'fake' domain name onto my box using the /etc/hosts file, but > this did not change anything. > > So far i've tried to send mail to courier using the command > mail -s "subject" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > and > mail -s "subject" [EMAIL PROTECTED] (the machine's hostname is mail) > > and both come through no problems at all. However, if I add another > definition to the /etc/hosts file i.e. > > 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain -OR- > 192.168.1.2 mail mail.mydomain.com > > and use a similar mail command addressed to mail.mydomain.com or > localhost.localdomain, nothing happens. My question is what domain > should I tag on to the smtpaddress in my .fetchmailrc file to avoid the > courier error, and what configuration files do I need to amend to > implement the false domain? > > Any help appreciated, its my first time :) > > Dan Garland > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > courier-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users > > -- Ensign Walnut approaches Dr. Crusher with caution... Jon Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> C and Python Code Gardener ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
