Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-19 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Gordon and *, Am 2007-04-16 08:42:53, schrieb Gordon Messmer: Reindl Harald wrote: Oh it does work WITHOUT ANY DNS now It isn't, though. Courier does lookups entirely through DNS. It doesn't use the C library's NSS routines, so the hosts file isn't used. It seems not to be right,

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-19 Thread Gordon Messmer
Michelle Konzack wrote: If I have and /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.10 samba.michistest.ir 192.168.0.10 mail.michistest.ir 192.168.0.20 michelle1.michistest.ir 192.168.0.30 tp570.michistest.ir it would not work What would not work? since a REVERSE-Lookuo to

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-19 Thread William Hue
Hi All, I think what Michelle is trying to say is that courier seems to be getting information from /etc/hosts, as evidenced by the fact that switching the order of the 2nd and 3rd lines in /etc/hosts makes a difference in how a reverse-lookup from courier will resolve. IIRC, courier uses

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-16 Thread Reindl Harald
THIS are the facts because DNS and localhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ sudo service named stop named beenden: [ OK ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ telnet 127.0.0.1 25 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. 220

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-16 Thread Lisa Muir
How about you keep your foul language for the back street brothels that you were brought up in, and refrain from using it on a public email list. TIA, Lisa. On 4/16/07, Reindl Harald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: THIS are the facts because DNS and localhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ sudo service

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-16 Thread Gordon Messmer
Lisa Muir wrote: How about you keep your foul language for the back street brothels that you were brought up in, and refrain from using it on a public email list. It it really appropriate that this become personal attacks? It's clear that English isn't Reindl's first language. He's

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-16 Thread Gordon Messmer
Reindl Harald wrote: Oh it does work WITHOUT ANY DNS now Is localhost the only nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf? What Sam was trying to tell you is that your name servers must be configured properly. Often when you see delays in TCP connections, that delay is caused by the server looking

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-16 Thread Reindl Harald
I think you have not read the whole conversation From begin i spoke from 127.0.0.1 als client AND server AND nameserver Yes localhost is the only nameserver with forwarding I have shown telnet 127.0.0.1 25 I have shown nsloolup 127.0.0.1 what resloves localhost and shows that localhost is the

Re: [courier-users] ESMTP does NOT need DNS on localhost

2007-04-16 Thread Gordon Messmer
Reindl Harald wrote: I think you have not read the whole conversation Yes, I have. From begin i spoke from 127.0.0.1 als client AND server AND nameserver Yes, I know. No, it isn't. /etc/hosts is not used by Courier. If your problem was related to IPv6, then you can't infer