[SunHELP] query on sendmail

[Brian Hechinger]

On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 03:03:51PM +0300, ipek ozge wrote:
> 
> I am a Oracle DBA doubling up as a System administrator for a new E450
> Solaris 8 server. Am trying my best to setup the machine properly - reading
> lots of books and faq's that I can put my hands on.
> Have been trying to set up sendmail - and keep getting this message :
> 
> sendmail[382]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (surya) unknow
> n; sleeping for retry
> 
> I want to know why this error comes up - I mean whats it that I can set in
> sendmail.cf that will help stop this error from popping up. Unfortunately
> our librarian informs that  the book "Sendmail" by OReilly which we had till
> some time back is lost - hence am quite lost.
> Would be gald if someone can help me.(Currently downloading the sendmail faq
> from sendmail.org)
> Thanks and Regards,
> ~aslam
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> Attachment may be useful

i think that attachment is a little more than he needs since he isn't planning
on making this a mail server.  HOWEVER, i would recommend that he changes the
DS to point to his mail server:

from: DSmailhost.$M to: DS<machine_name>.$m where machinename is the mail box.

that way mail that the system or that oracle sends out will be able to get to
non-local accounts.

cheers,

-brian