On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Herman Van Keer (softouch) wrote:
> Tima Vaisburd wrote:
>
> > Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > "localhost.localdomain" - server domain must exist
> >
> > <skip>
> >
> > > inform sendmail that you have a new hostname when your ppp connection
> > > comes up.
>
> Isn't it enough to just tell your client software that outgoing mail has to go
> to your ISP's mail server??
yes, but this isn't what you describe. You describe setting the smtp, for
client programs.
> I remember doing something like 'relay host' setting to the ISP's mail server
> and your local sendmail is just doing fine?
> It's the location in sendmail.cf, where there is a line saying something 'if
> sendmail cannot detect your hostname'
This describes setting your sendmail daemon to relay all mail thru the
specified host (your isp), not the same thing..
> Hope this helps (a bit)
> Herman
>
If your going to use your isp's mailserver why run one on the local
machine.. But yes if you set a smtp in your mail client it will bypass the
local server and if it doesn't get there you don't have to worry about
what went wrong you just call the isp and tell them "fix your s**t, it's
broke). If you set relay-host you have to maintain sendmail..
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--Axalon
