2 recomendations 1. Use host or dnslookup to check if ur DNS is resolving the MX record correctly
2.- Try editing yor sendmail.cf as follows Cwlocalhost mydomain.com mail.mydomain.com RESTARD the daemon and try sending a mail On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 08:36, Jean Solon Vall�s wrote: I can send mails from the command line and I receive them, but I can't receive mails from the net (from hotmail or yahoo) Jean Solon Vall�s >From: Ian Firla >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: how to configure sendmail >Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:18:34 -0500 (EST) > > >What's the error you're getting then? > >Ian > >------------ >Dr Ian Firla >Robert Graves Trust | "A partial count of the software available >St John's College, Oxford | in just one noncommerical Linux system >OX1 3JP - +44-(0)7855-310565 | would have cost about $1.9 billion to develop >http://www.robertgraves.org | ... the way Microsoft does it" Bruce Perens > > >On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Jean Solon Vall�s wrote: > > > > > Yep, I can send mail from the command line and in my DNS file I have this > > line > > > > IN MX 10 mail.mydomain.com > > > > I can't send a mail from hotmail (the net) to my users > > > > I'm using sendmail-8.11.2.-14 > > > > Where Am I wrong in my sendmail configuration ? > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean Solon Vall�s > > >From: Ian Firla > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: how to configure sendmail > > >Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:52:03 -0500 (EST) > > > > > > > > >You need to have the MX (mail transfer) record for your domain pointing > > at > > >the appropriate server (ie. mydomain.com) for a start. > > > > > >Can you send mail from your domain? try firing up a command-line mail > > >client and see what happens. > > > > > >Ian > > > > > >------------ > > >Dr Ian Firla > > >Robert Graves Trust | "A partial count of the software available > > >St John's College, Oxford | in just one noncommerical Linux system > > >OX1 3JP - +44-(0)7855-310565 | would have cost about $1.9 billion to > > develop > > >http://www.robertgraves.org | ... the way Microsoft does it" Bruce > > Perens > > > > > > > > >On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Jean Solon Vall�s wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have a domain name and a DNS which work fine. I'd like to configure > > > > sendmail to allow my users sending and receiving mail from the net > > > > through their email address like [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > I tried a lot of suggestions found around the net and books, I still > > get > > > > a reply error from postmaster > > > > > > > > Please help > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean Solon Vall�s > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Surf the Web without missing calls! Get MSN Broadband. Click Here > > > > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing > > list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Seawolf-list mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > > Internet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. Click Here > > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Seawolf-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list ________________________________________________________________________ Get faster connections -- switch to MSN Internet Access! Click Here _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list -- Ing. Juan Pablo Feria Gomez Soporte Tecnico en sistemas de fuente abierta Transportes Pitic S.A. de C.V. ICQ Uin: 2149711 Ring-ring://259000 Ext 3115 Linux user #251393 @the Linux counter project Yoda of Borg are we: Futile is resistance. Assimilate you, we will. _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
