On Thu, 2 May 2002, Pierre Fortin wrote: > On Thu, 2 May 2002 14:46:23 -0400 "jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am currently using Mandrake 8.2 (Kernel-secure) running Postfix and > > Imap. I use Imp/horde (horde.org) for webmail. Everything is fine except > > I cannot send mail to the expert/newbie mailing lists. Here is the error > > I get. > > > > The Postfix program > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host smtp.mandrax.org[63.209.80.242] said: > > 450 > > Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname. > > > > How can I fix this? I need smtp.mandrax.org to be able to determine my > > host name. > > You need a registered name to go with the IP address you are using; then, > the name your postfix claims to be must match. The gist of the problem is > this: your postfix connects to smtp.mandrax.org and identifies itself, > say as foo.bar.com... a few packets back and forth and smtp.mandrax.org > checks with DNS to see if your IP address matches the claimed host > (foo.bar.com). If the reverse DNS lookup fails or doesn't match; your > connection is denied. > > Just because you can be reached as foo.bar.com is not enough, your IP > address has to return foo.bar.com... > > Using the headers in your post: > > Received: from jason ([24.157.184.123]) by > > fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com > > First, "jason" is not a fully-qualified name and definitely not in the > global DNS. > > A reverse lookup gives: > $ host 24.157.184.123 > Host 123.184.157.24.in-addr.arpa not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) > > So there is no way you can send to the lists directly; you must use your > ISP's mailer which hopefully is properly setup in DNS... > > My postfix is likewise setup to deny unknown hosts, so you can't send mail > directly to me either. > > If you get a different IP address each time, you are probably wasting your > time trying to setup your own mailer, AFAIK. > > HTH, > Pierre
I know that this is the way it is, but it sucks that things have to be this way. :\ -- daRcmaTTeR ---------- Registered Linux User 182496
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