fab9452@tamsun.tamu.edu (Allan Bailey) (04/08/91)
One our machines here is having problems with sendmail not being able
to find a host unless it is completely specified.
Example of the problem:
% mail me@jupiter
this returns with "550 me@jupiter... Host unknown"
Our system is a Sun 4/390, running SunOS 4.1.1.
We are using sendmail.mx as our sendmail'er, and are using NIS with
the "-b" option. Everything else (ping, telnet, etc) work find.
My guess is that for some reason sendmail can't find the alias for
jupiter.tamu.edu in the /etc/hosts file, or the yp database.
Is there a way to "force" the NIS to include the aliases if it by default
isn't?
perplexed,
Allan Bailey |Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are not
fab9452@tamsun.tamu.edu|those of Texas A&M. void where prohibited,
|some thinking required, your mileage may vary.