Holger Jahn <[email protected]> ha scritto:
>>> I agree with you that the network startup is probably part of the
>>> problem, but I'm not sure why this isn't sufficient:
>
>Perhaps you have got an inconsistency in /etc/hosts, your network
>interface, and DNS/DHCP, or something else down these lines. Host name
>resolution might not work correctly at boot (SMTPD failing to start),
>but later in the boot process it does, rendering the initial issue
>invisible.
>
>How is your network interface configured and what is in /etc/hosts?
Your firewall could prevent smtpd from starting if you have a default "drop
all" rule, then you start smtpd and finally your firewall loads the correct
rules.
I had a similar problem in the past due to that and an incorrect hosts(5) file.
Cheers
Giovanni
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