Andrew McGill wrote:
>> I set /etc/hostname to 'niof.net' and restarted exim.
>>
> The current host name is set with the 'hostname' program under Linux
>
> The fully qualified host name is looked up in /etc/hosts:
>
> Set the host name properly, and restart exim. Failing that reboot, but you
> don't have to.
>
Why is all this messing about necessary?
Our mail servers have hostnames that aren't in external DNS, I just have
"primary_hostname = mail.jaswin.com.au" and that is what they claim to
be when talking to the outside. Why does the system's hostname have to
match what it claims to be?
*Michael Heydon - IT Administrator *
michaelh@??? <
mailto:michaelh@jaswin.com.au>
