"Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I posted this same message to the newbie list, had -0- replies so, I'll try > here. Thanks. > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Well, I know this is probably as simple as falling off a log, but... :-) > > I've got a 3 comp LAN, with Mandrake 8.2 on each, using NFS. We can ping each > other by name or IP address, copy files between each other just fine, play > games just fine. > > Now...I want to be able to send mail between the 3. The comps names are: > > darkforce 192.168.0.1 user-darklord > darkforce2 192.168.0.2 user-zerocool > darkforce3 192.168.0.3 user jeremy > > postfix is up and running on each. > > I can open a shell, do a "mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]" from my own machine, > darkforce, and the mail is sent and received just fine. Trying to do this: > "mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]" results in this: > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > If you do so, please include this problem report. You can > delete your own text from the message returned below. > > The Postfix program > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Name service error for darkforce2.com: Host not > found > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Can anyone tell me what I need to do? Or better yet, point me to a > good
Edit /var/spool/postfix/etc/hosts and add your other 2 computers to it. That's the file that postfix uses to resolve stuff that isn't on DNS. Vox -- Pain is the gift of the gods, and I'm the one they chose as their messenger.... For info on safety in the BDSM lifestyle http://www.the-vox.com Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
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