u can try setting hostname in /etc/host and did you create the user on that server? is sendmail daemon active? do a ps -ef | grep sendmail* if no, then run sendmail -bd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krishna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 5:06 PM Subject: Mail Server not accepting Mails!
> Hi, > I am trying to setup a mailserver for personal use.The server downloads > mails for me using fetchmail and I then pop it through the networked windows > machine. > But the problem is that the server is not accepting the mails which I send > to it? > The ipaddress of the server is 192.168.0.36 > When I try to send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; this is what the maillog > shows: > > n=5.1.2, stat=Host unknown (Name server: 192.168.0.36: host not found) > Aug 27 13:48:05 linux sendmail[21117]: g7R6m4i21115: g7R6m5i21117: DSN: Host > unk > nown (Name server: 192.168.0.36: host not found) > Aug 27 13:48:05 linux sendmail[21117]: g7R6m5i21117: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=30545, > relay=192.168.0.36, ds > n=5.1.2, stat=Host unknown (Name server: 192.168.0.36: host not found) > Aug 27 13:48:05 linux sendmail[21117]: g7R6m5i21117: to=uucp-dom, > delay=00:00:00 > , mailer=local, pri=30545, dsn=5.1.1, stat=User unknown > Aug 27 13:48:05 linux sendmail[21117]: g7R6m5i21117: g7R6m5j21117: return to > sen > der: User unknown > Aug 27 13:48:05 linux sendmail[21117]: g7R6m5j21117: to=root, > delay=00:00:00, xd > elay=00:00:00, mailer=local, pri=30645, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent > Aug 27 13:48:22 linux fetchmail[3885]: 1 message (1 seen) for > krishna_shekhar@gm > x.net at pop.gmx.net (1756 octets). > > In sendmail configuration I configured sendmail to listen on 127.0.0.1 and > 192.168.0.36 > O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA > O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=192.168.0.36, Name=MTA > > What more configuration should I do? > > regards > Krishna > > Krishna Shekhar > Network Administrator > Wiplash Wireless > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list