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        I have RedHat6.1, with sendmail 8.9 in default configuration, on two
boxes networked.  I name the boxes 'ivan.sivakalpa.net' and
'linus.sivakalpa.net', private network, not using sendmail for external mail
(use netscape for that), when online uses ipmasq and ipchains.

        I can send mail local on one box, no problem.  If I try to send from

failure".  Do I need to set some config options via sendmail.mc?  Or, is
there something else needed in resolver files? I'm not running named, and
resolver files are as shown below.

/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
192.168.1.1     ivan.sivakalpa.net      ivan    # K6-2/300
192.168.1.2     mel.sivakalpa.net       mel     # 486-66
192.168.1.3     linus.sivakalpa.net     linus   # 233MMX

/etc/host.conf
order hosts, bind
multi on

/etc/resolv.conf
#isp nameserver, only used when online
nameserver 204.156.128.1
nameserver 204.156.128.10
nameserver 204.156.128.20

/etc/switch.conf  
passwd:  files nisplus nis
shadow:  files nisplus nis
group:  files nisplus nis
hosts:  files nisplus nis dns bootparams:
nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
ethers:  files  
netmasks:  files
networks:  files protocols:  files rpc:  
automount:  files nisplusfiles
services:  files
aliases:  files nisplus
netgroup:  nisplus
publickey:  nisplus

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http://www.sivakalpa.org/johnpipe/
"I do not know that I know the self fully,
neither do I know that I know him not"
                ...from the Upanishads

Have you read the FAQ at www.sendmail.org? Specifically
http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.22

I believe it addresses your situation. i.e. No DNS server.

Steve Cowles

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Quote:> Have you read the FAQ at www.sendmail.org? Specifically
> http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.22
> I believe it addresses your situation. i.e. No DNS server.

        Thanks, Steve, for the link.  I did a search from there for a more
easily understandable explanation of how to set up and use "service switch
file", that makes sendmail look at /etc/hosts. I also found a suggested
quick fix of using "mailertable", which I've implemented for the time being;
once I've read up enough on how to set up the service switch using m4, I'll
do that.

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http://www.sivakalpa.org/johnpipe/
"I do not know that I know the self fully,
neither do I know that I know him not"
                ...from the Upanishads