Michael Banck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't know if this is applyable here, just pointing out a potential > problem. Actually, I don't really have a domain name for my local > "network" (i.e. my desktp and my notebook) I just use hostnames. How > do > I set up a domain name in Debian?
OK. I too use GMX. Excellent service too. My machine's name (hostname) is scgf. If I look in /etc/hosts I see: 127.0.0.1 scgf localhost In /etc/hostname: scgf scgf does not exist in the real world, just on my machine. My /etc/exim.conf it set up like this (there is a lot more besides, of course, but these lines are relevant to this thread): qualify_domain = gmx.co.uk qualify_recipient = scgf.gmx.co.uk local_domains = localhost:scgf.gmx.co.uk host_accept_relay = localhost The above lines ensure that all outgoing mail appears to come from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Local mail is delivered locally and does not leave my system. All incoming mail from my ISP, collected by fetchmail, is detected by Exim and is delivered according to the filters in my ~/.forward file. Using the hostname avaoids the problem you mentioned, Michael, where gmx.net (or gmx.co.uk in my case) would otherwise be seen as a local domain and mail to other gmx.net users would not leave the system. -- Phillip Deackes Using Storm Linux
