Hi guys,
I have a small problem with a linux mail server. The configuration is as
follows.
OS Slackware 7.0
SMTP Sendmail 8.9.3
PPP PPPD 2.3.10
I have setup sendmail to queue remote mail (Thanx to Glynn Clements) this
works extremely well. The hostname of the machine is mail.feltex.co.za but
it masquerades as feltex.co.za, this too works extremely well. The problem I
am havin is that when the client machines connect to send a local mail so to
[EMAIL PROTECTED], the machine brings up the ppp0 interface, (I assume to
do a domain lookup) and then only sends the mail locally. If a mail was sent
remotly to [EMAIL PROTECTED], this situation does not arrise (bring up
ppp0 interface and dial out) because of the queue remote and hold expensive
options in sendmail. if i disable pppd then it will send locally without a
problem and it will too still queue the remote messages. But as soon as i
startup the pppd in demand mode it brings up the line whenever a mail is
sent to a local user. Is there a way i can disable this, or let pppd know
that feltex.co.za is the local machine. The rest of the configuration of the
box seems to be ok. But for interests sake I have added the local network in
the hosts.allow file ie ALL: 192.168.1.
I have also allow relaying in the /etc/mail/relay-domains file to accept the
local network. I assume it may either be in.identd who is try to do a lookup
on the connecting host, or it is sendmail looking for the domain lookup for
feltex.co.za. Please could someone help me here, it would be much
appreciated.
Thanx
Bruce
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