OK, here is some help.
Give your computer a cool name, preferably not your username.
Second your /etc/hosts is probably screwed up
it should have
localhost coolname your.isp
Remember not to send mail as root, or it will go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 24-Aug-98 David Churchill wrote:
>
> I'm having trouble with my e-mail setup. I can receive fine but when I send
> mail (from Pine) my from address comes out as "dchurch.oz.net@[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> My e-mail address (on my ISP's POP3 server) is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have my
> linux
> box hostname set up as dchurch (probably a mistake). I have run netconfig
> (Slackware 3.5) which asks me for domain names and such and I put in oz.net
> (probably another mistake).
>
> How do I configure my hostname, can it be a separate name from my ISP
> username.
> Do I need to run netconfig to use a PPP connection with dynamic ip
> addressing.
> Which files should I edit to fix this (probably more than just /etc/HOSTNAME)
>
> Will it matter if I send mail as root vice dchurch (also my non-root login
> name
> for my linux box). If it will matter, how can I properly set things up to be
> able to send mail as [EMAIL PROTECTED] from root or any other user on my linux
> box.
>
> Hope someone can follow the confusing scenario. TIA
>
> David
>
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