I asked earlier about having an incorrect hostname, and it affecting
emails (i.e. some email doesn't go through).

Here's a copy of a returned email (the references to "sewage" are my
hostname; I have my hostname setup as "sewage"):

>From MAILER-DAEMON Wed Aug 19 19:43:05 1998
Return-Path: <MAILER-DAEMON>
Received: from sewage by sewage
        via smail with bsmtp
        id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Debian Smail3.2.0.101)
        for <lgunman>; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 19:43:04 -0500 (CDT) 
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 19:43:04 -0500 (CDT)
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: lgunman
Subject: mail failed, returning to sender
Reference: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Status: RO
Content-Length: 587
Lines: 14

|------------------------- Failed addresses follow: ---------------------|
 <address_of_intended_receiver> ... transport smtp: 501 
 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... invalid host name sewage, check your configuration.
|------------------------- Message text follows: ------------------------|
Received: by sewage
        via send-mail from stdin
        id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Debian Smail3.2.0.101)
        for <unknown>; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 19:43:02 -0500 (CDT) 
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 19:43:02 -0500 (CDT)
From: lgunman (the lone gunman)
To: <address_of_intended_receiver>
Subject: test

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