Do you have an entry in /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 penguin
or something similar? It's not that it doesn't like the unqualified hostname, it just can't resolve it in any way. Cheers, -- Trevor Lauder Web: http://www.thelauders.net E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resume: http://www.thelauders.net/resume/ Gentoo Powered "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." -- Albert Einstein Johnny Stork said: > I am trying to get various host/service notifications running on one of my > internal servers but messages dont get out and sendmail fails with the > following > > Jun 3 18:40:19 Penguin sendmail[14581]: My unqualified host name > (Penguin) unknown; sleeping for retry > > Since it is an internal machine it only has the hostname "Penguin" but > sendmail does not seem to like the unqualified host name. > > Does anyone know how I can fix this without changing the machines > hostname? > > > <hr> > <b><font color=blue size=4>Open Enterprise Solutions</font> > <font color=red>Linux & Open Source Solutions for Business</font></b> > > Johnny Stork, B.A. > Calgary, AB > > <a href="http://www.openenterprise.ca";> > www.openenterprise.ca</a> > >
