--- "Martell, Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed 10/5/2005 7:41 AM Ricardo Rodriguez wrote:
> > Hi all, this is a very short and easy question.
> >
> > In windows I can modify the host file to let my
> > computer know that SERVER1 is IP XXX.XX.XX.XXX
> >
> > This is helpful to set restrictions to my users.
> > Since I'm the only one running linux, I need to
> tell
> > my box that IP XXX.XX.XX.XXX is my M$ExchServer.
> >
> > Where do I set this? (file and location please)
> >
> > Confirm, adding this to a host file would not
> affect
> > my internet browsing and other network
> configuration
> > at all.
>
> It's not clear to me what you're trying to
> accomplish.
> If you simply want to have another host known to
> your box
> you can add an entry to /etc/hosts.
>
> OTOH, if you're trying to relay mail to your
> exchange server
> you need to add a "relayhost" entry to your
> /etc/postfix/main.cf file.
>
> I relay mail from my linux box to an exchange
> server, and my
> main.cf file has:
>
> relayhost = xxxx.com
>
> Note that I am using the name of the exchange
> server, not the
> hard coded IP address.
>
> HTH,
> -larry
> >
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Larry:
"It's not clear to me what you're trying to
accomplish.
If you simply want to have another host known to your
box
you can add an entry to /etc/hosts"
This will probably make it.
Question:
What for are you relaying to an Exchange server?
Please expand.
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