----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Kohler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 5:20 PM Subject: sendmail without (real) hostname?
> Is there any way to get outgoing mail working on a system with a dynamic > IP and no DNS entries? Mail is sent as it is but of course no one will > relay it. > All I really want is the ability to use send-pr so I can send patches > without having them mangled by line-wrapping. > > - @ > I believe I've had success with: $hostname someone.elses.fqdn $send-pr, etc. $hostname my.original.hostname or even: $hostname my.isps.mailserver $send-pr, etc. $hostname my.original.hostname <I'm *serious*> But you could probably make some people real unhappy that way, and I think sendmail's gotten past that, or at least some ISP's MTA's will check... :-) Not to *even* mention any questions of ethics :-| I guess you could: $hostname whatever.rev-ptr.says $send-pr, etc. $hostname my.original.hostname and see what happens? Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
