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Tip 1 - use "postconf" to dump the configuration *8-) Neil Williams wrote: > > myhostname = mandrake.codehelp > mydomain = codehelp This will default to codehelp if this is omitted as it strips first part of hostname. Wonder if you have mandrake.codehelp.codehelp ? I'd comment it out. I trust the name service understand "mandrake.codehelp" on all boxes. Thus "ping mandrake.codehelp" works, and doesn't have to use it's search path or domain from /etc/resolv.conf..... > myorigin = $myhostname This is for sending mail.... > mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain > (These, I believe are the defaults. At least, when these are commented out, > there is no difference to the hosts named in the headers.) These are for receiving. So we should accept, as local, mail to; useroralias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and useroralias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > mynetworks = 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.4 This, as I said, is for relaying. This says I trust these IP addresses not to send SPAM (More or less), it doesn't affect delivery to the local server. > (And I'm still getting dropped mail - mail that is not bounced back to me but > never arrives at the destination. Some is deliberately awkward - testing the > install - like neil@xxxxxxxxxxx - should that work? (It doesn't.) Yes - if neil exists, and IP networking issues are okay. Hmm not bounced? No mail to postmaster either? You do have a postmaster alias? > That > main.cf file started off as almost entirely comments. No sample-xxx files > where found.) Think maybe the samples are in the source distro only, they are a bit confusing, maybe we can get Wietse to put them is a subdirectory or some such. The main.cf starts mostly comments, and should remain mostly comments, you should only need to change 4 or 5 lines for most purposes, this isn't qmail or sendmail *8-) > I must have sent 50 messages to and from neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and That's not in "mydestinations" > neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx NONE have arrived unless > sent from the same machine as the destination. Only 50% have been bounced. How are the remote machines configured? What is in the mail queue on them? What error is listed against them? Don't try repeated messages - try and understand what it is doing. Watch the queue. Try emulating the SMTP session with telnet..... Type this - assuming the prompts keep coming up without errors..... telnet mandrake.codehelp 25 helo mandrake.codehelp mail from: neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx rcp to: neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx data Hello . -- Are you using the Internet to best effect ? www.eighth-layer.com Tel: +44(0)1395 232769 ICQ: 116952768 Moderated discussion of teleworking at news:uk.business.telework -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.