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Anyone tell me what this message is (and how to get rid?)
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MoshiachNow
IS-IT--Management
Hi,some info:
-- This message is generated every time that 'sendmail'
program sends mail to local user.
-- This message could be seen at every computer of a site
that has not set 'nameserver' ,that means that the computer is not using DNS service.
-- The situation becomes unbearable for console user
when there is big mail traffic.
-- The message does not mean that something fails, the system just informs that name definitions are not Bristol fashion.
--This happens because "condor" is not enough for sendmail's name resolution.
The name is in "relative domain name format" but should be in "absolute domain name format"
or "Fully qualified domain name" that is it should be like
"name.subdomain.subdomain.domain."
The better way is to add fully qualified alias to hosts table
For example
149.115.45.111 condor3 condor3.
2) Second way is to reconfigure "sendmail.cf" fail. It demands time to figure out
how to do that but basically sendmail is ABSOLUTELY customizable program.
So my Suggestion is:
- Go "smit hosts"
- Choose "Change/Show ..." and press F4 to pick name of the local host to change.
- Add alias that is local host name plus dot (For example "condor3."
- Save the change and quit smit.
You should not restart sendmail after that, it solves the problem immediately.
"Long live king Moshiach !"
h
-- This message is generated every time that 'sendmail'
program sends mail to local user.
-- This message could be seen at every computer of a site
that has not set 'nameserver' ,that means that the computer is not using DNS service.
-- The situation becomes unbearable for console user
when there is big mail traffic.
-- The message does not mean that something fails, the system just informs that name definitions are not Bristol fashion.
--This happens because "condor" is not enough for sendmail's name resolution.
The name is in "relative domain name format" but should be in "absolute domain name format"
or "Fully qualified domain name" that is it should be like
"name.subdomain.subdomain.domain."
The better way is to add fully qualified alias to hosts table
For example
149.115.45.111 condor3 condor3.
2) Second way is to reconfigure "sendmail.cf" fail. It demands time to figure out
how to do that but basically sendmail is ABSOLUTELY customizable program.
So my Suggestion is:
- Go "smit hosts"
- Choose "Change/Show ..." and press F4 to pick name of the local host to change.
- Add alias that is local host name plus dot (For example "condor3."
- Save the change and quit smit.
You should not restart sendmail after that, it solves the problem immediately.
"Long live king Moshiach !"
h
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