I know I'm very new to Linux, and there is quite a bit I haven't caught on to yet. But, I have a problem that just isn't getting any better. I have Debian 1.1 loaded, running kernel 2.0.6. The machine I'm working in is not directly connected to the Internet, but does have a tcp/ip connection to a mail server that is connected. I loaded Smail, and configured it with no DNS server, and all mail goes to the smarthost. The objective is to run Majordomo on the Debian box and have all mail sent to the mail server for delivery, but Smail on the Debian box reports an error that domain name lookup failed, so my questions are. 1. Does Smail require a direct Internet connection to work ?
2. Can Majordomo run on a machine that is not directly connected to the Internet ? 3. Is there a way to set-up named to work as a local DNS only ? Thank You all for your understanding and help; Tim Trimble
