what if i dont have a domain name?

[whanner]

I have a linux server at home to learn on.
I dont have a domain name for this server.
will that cause any sendmail problems?
when I try to start sendmail the prompt never comes back.
any ideal whats going on.
can i make the server think its a domain.com?

 

[Butterfly123]

Does not matter if u do not hav domainname registered. HAv some unused domain name on ur machine and then use sendmail to send mails outside. But remember that u need to hav a registered IP..

Regds,

- Hemant
Networking and Systems Integration Group
Satyam Computer Services Ltd

 

[whanner]

any ideal why it would hang when I try to start sendmail?

 

[danielhozac]

How are you trying to start it and how does it "hang"? //Daniel

 

[fluid11]

You only need a registered domain name if you want to receive mail from the Internet. If you want to set up a test environment on your LAN where you can send and receive mail from your Sendmail server, you will need to set up a DNS server on your LAN. You can use any domain names you want since nothing will go out on the Internet. I recommend 2 Sendmail servers hosting mail for 2 different domains, and at least one workstation who can send/receive mail between the two servers.

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