On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 11:08:47PM +0200, Christian Schmidt wrote:
> > 2006-06-11 16:13:59 H=cron1.directhostnet.com (cron3.directhostnet.com)
> > [63.117.226.53] sender verify fail for <www@???>:
> > unrouteable mail domain "localhost.localdomain"
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> That's it.
>
> > 2006-06-11 16:13:59 H=cron1.directhostnet.com (cron3.directhostnet.com)
> > [63.117.226.53] F=<www@???> rejected RCPT <andrew@???>: Sender
> > verify failed
>
> The FQDN "localhost.localdomain" of the other machine cannot be
> resolved. It is invalid. Maybe a Debian-Default?
...
> For a long-term solution just contact the remote admin and tell hin to
> have a look at his/her MTA configuration.
If they're running Debian, it is most likely that /etc/hosts has
not been set up correctly, and nothing (directly) to do with Exim.
(If it lists your real hostname on the same line as 127.0.0.1,
then it is not correct.)
Matthew
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Matthew Newton <mcn4@???>
UNIX and e-mail Systems Administrator, Network Support Section,
Computer Centre, University of Leicester,
Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
