Hi Scott, Bob, and others ... OKay, here's at least *some* of the information I forgot in my first email ...
First of all, it all happens locally, without any network connection whatsoever, or only a connection to my second (old) box. This second box is set up nearly identically (at least as far as I can see), and works. My hosts file looks like this --- start of /etc/hosts --- 127.0.0.1 localhost 10.1.1.1 smrgol.2b1.de smrgol --- end of /etc/hosts snipped --- The following two files are identical on both boxes. --- start of /etc/resolv.conf --- domain 2b1.de nameserver 134.100.33.240 nameserver 134.100.9.61 nameserver 151.189.0.65 nameserver 151.189.13.35 --- end of /etc/resolv.conf --- --- start of /etc/host.conf --- order hosts,bind multi on --- end of /etc/host.conf --- I have no DNS server running locally, only when I'm connected to the net (thruogh a modem). Does this help? Thanks so far, Ingo Once upon a time Ingo Hohmann spoketh thus: > Hi y'all, > > I've got some trouble with DNS and exim, and I hope someone'll > be able to help me on my way ... > > I am running a testing version of Debian right now, but the > problem was there even when running Debian 2.2r0. > > OK, so now what happens? > > if I try to > > telnet smrgol smtp > > (with smrgol being my local host) it takes about half a minute > until I get the "... connected to ..." message, and about the > same time until I get the exim greeting. > > If I, instead, use the IP address, I am instantly connected, > and then it takes some time to start exim. > > (BTW, exim is handled by inetd). > > > Any ideas where the problem might be? > > > kind regards, > > Ingo > > -- > YES! That's just me, just being! http://www.2b1.de/ > We ARE all ONE --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- We ARE all FREE > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ingo Hohmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
