Thanks for the reply.
The box does have a fully qualified domain, as other
programs do see it. I tried setting primary_hostname
and it still comes back without the end part of the
hostname.
Thanks;
J
jason@???
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Jackson" <lists@???>
To: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim Problem?
> Hi Jason, on Sat, 3 Jul 2004 06:26:38 -0500 you wrote:
>
> > I am hoping someone knows the answer for this problem.
> > This may or may not be an exim problem. When ever
> > php or a program uses the sendmail script, mail is sent
> > with part of the hostname missing so most servers dont
> > deliver the email.
>
> 1. Make sure your machine has a fully-qualified hostname. (i.e.
> "foo.example.com" not "foo"). Make sure that this is set in the machine's
> configuration (not just in the DNS) so that the machine knows what it's
> full, canonical name is. This is generally useful, not just for Exim.
>
> 2. If, you have the above set correctly and for some reason, Exim can't
> detect this (as an aside, does anyone know any specific reasons why this
> might occur, as this problem comes up quite often?), then look at the
> primary_hostname option, as that might help.
>
> Tim
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