Rob MacWilliams writes: -> >> >> for "Any other names", answer with any other domain names that may -> >> arrive on your machine -> >> -> -> Don't you want your localhost name here? It seems to me that cron, -> etc. would otherwise send your system messages to your ISP? For -> instance smail, if a message bounces it would go to -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] not back to you even if it was generated -> internally. That is my concern, my ISP doesn't need to have my -> error messages sent to him. Maybe I'm out to lunch, I hope so, -> because it would make my config job much easier.
The question you asked falls into 2 different categories: 1) The debian smailconfig automatically assumes the FQDN is local, and lists it as such. That's why the instructions say not to include it :) 2) Smail automatically sends postmaster mail to the name you gave it in the config (usually yourself). So it's not a concern there. Cron &c, on the other hand get handled by case #1. It confused me at first, until I read it. But you can look in the generated smailconfig after the fact and verify that it is indeed there. -Larry -- Larry Daffner | Linux: Unleash the workstation in your PC! [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://web2.airmail.net/vizzie/ Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
