Hi,
Putting the IP address in square brackets works like a charm! Thanks a
lot. I'm finally able to send mail through my localhost mail once again.
:-)
Regards,
Manu.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Babu Kalakrishnan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >
> > The correct usage is DS[202.56.230.1]
> > Sendmail accepts numeric IP address only if they're enclosed within square
> > brackets. Found this info in some obscure corner in the sendmail
> > documentation
> > while I was investigating the same problem a long time ago.
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