tags #275953 confirmed pending thanks On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 11:05:17AM +0300, Jari Aalto wrote: > While running dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config, the dialog asks: > > Your "mail name" is the hostname portion of the address to be shown ... > ... > This name ... full domain name (FQDN) ... > > This seems to give contradicting information. The hostname usually > refers to $HOSTNAME while the FQDN is composed from $HOST and domain > names. It is not entirely clear what should be typed in this prompt. > > Please either give specific example, like: > > Example: if your mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED], then the value > typed below would be host.exmaple.com > > or mention that the value should be Fully Qualified domain name and drop > the references to "hostname".
Suggestion for new template name: _Description: System mail name: The "mail name" is the domain name used to "qualify" mail addresses without a domain name. . This name will also be used by other programs; it should be the single, full domain name (FQDN). . For example, if your mail address if [EMAIL PROTECTED], then the correct value for this option would be domain.example. . This name won't appear on From: lines of outgoing mails if you enable rewriting. I have committed this to svn. Please comment. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
