Re: [SLUG] Using nullmailer and trying to work out whats wrong.

[Michael Lake <mikel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Kempe wrote:
> Michael Lake wrote:
>
> > Whats maybe wrong here?
>
> whats in /etc/mailname
caves.org.au

> or the nullmailer equivalent?
kid@vs:/etc/nullmailer$ cat defaulthost
vs.caves.org.au
kid@vs:/etc/nullmailer$ cat defaultdomain
caves.org.au
kid@vs:/etc/nullmailer$

Its a virtual server, at present vs.caves.org.au
kid@vs:/etc/nullmailer$ hostname
vs

> last I remember, you had to use a valid hostname to send mail.
> so it just had to resolve, it didn't have to resolve to you.
> if it didn't resolve to you, the bounces would go astray, but worst 
> case, you needed a valid hostname in /etc/mailname.
> i think there is a file for nullmailer that lets you identify yourself 
> to the mail server.

Later the vs will be dropped when I transfer the main site at 
caves.org.au to this virt server.

Basically its so mail from AIDE and root at vs.caves.org.au can get sent 
to me at my email address here.

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Mike Lake
Caver, Linux enthusiast and interested in anything technical.