RE: [exim] Re: FQDN needed in HELO (was: Sender callouts)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: exim-users-bounces@???
> [mailto:exim-users-bounces@exim.org] On Behalf Of Gray, Richard
> Sent: 11 April 2005 16:02
> To: exim-users@???
> Subject: RE: [exim] Re: FQDN needed in HELO (was: Sender callouts)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: exim-users-bounces@???
> > [mailto:exim-users-bounces@exim.org] On Behalf Of Randy Bush
> > Sent: 11 April 2005 15:13
> <SNIP>
> >
> > no such animal as 'network' in control panel, only 'network
> > connections' and 'network setup wizard'. if i go to Network
> > Connections, pick either the wireless or the gige device,
> right click
> > on it, select properties, and wander through the menus and tabs,
> > nothing wants to let me set hostname or workgroup.
>
> In windows XP (and 2000 IIRC)
>
> Right click my computer and choose properties.
> Click Computer Name Tab
> Click Change.. (refers to computer name) Click More..
> Enter the primary domain for the machine in question
>
> AFAIK this is what outlook uses in its HELO.
>
> HTH
>
> R

Think I've figured it out. When you click on Change, click on More. This
lets you enter a suffix. So if you enter "localhost" as the name and "com"
as the suffix, the computer's name becomes "localhost.com". You need to
reboot to see if it actually works, so I haven't tried that.

Mark