Jun 26, 2006 #1 nyck Technical User Mar 10, 2004 447 GB Hello, I have the following entry in my /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file:- # "Smart" relay host (may be null) DSmailhost$?m.$m$. So how does this above entry know which mail relay to use? Cheers Nick
Hello, I have the following entry in my /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file:- # "Smart" relay host (may be null) DSmailhost$?m.$m$. So how does this above entry know which mail relay to use? Cheers Nick
Jun 26, 2006 #2 mrn MIS Apr 27, 2001 3,993 GB The part after the first $ ($?m.$m$.) tells sendmail to append your domainname onto the hostname "mailhost". Mike "A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant." http://www.airport-parking-site.co.uk/ Upvote 0 Downvote
The part after the first $ ($?m.$m$.) tells sendmail to append your domainname onto the hostname "mailhost". Mike "A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant." http://www.airport-parking-site.co.uk/
Jun 26, 2006 #3 mrn MIS Apr 27, 2001 3,993 GB BTW there is also a Sendmail forum on Tek-Tips forum14 Mike "A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant." http://www.airport-parking-site.co.uk/ Upvote 0 Downvote
BTW there is also a Sendmail forum on Tek-Tips forum14 Mike "A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant." http://www.airport-parking-site.co.uk/
Jun 27, 2006 Thread starter #4 nyck Technical User Mar 10, 2004 447 GB cheers very much! Upvote 0 Downvote