On 4/15/05, Ravindra Sule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have a mail server on the Internet. Normally, it work fine. However, if > Internet leased line is down, local mails addressed to local users are also > not delivered. Mails remain in mailq directory. Maillog indicates > "localhost: hostname lookup failure"
Does your system have the following line in /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost Also, make sure /etc/nsswitch.conf contains a line that looks like so: hosts: files dns S. -- "When will you Australians learn? In America we stopped using corporal punishment, and things have never been better! The streets are safe. Old people strut confidently through the darkest alleys. And the weak and nerdy are admired for their computer-programming abilities. So, like us, let your children run wild and free, because, as the old saying goes, "Let your children run wild and free." -- Homer J. Simpson ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
