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When I try to setup a domain name : DDfoo.com and specify the official name
of the local host as : Dj$w.$D, the dialogue between the sendmail tries
to impose the local domain on the remote system which I don't want to happen
much less implement this way.

How is it possible to use plain and simple (if that's possible with sendmail)
dialogue within the configuration so that the local box is simply recognized
by its shortname (uname -n) and can send mail to repective boxes setup
in similiar fashion ? Or am I asking too much of sendmail here ...

Any input would be appreciated

The error message you are getting happens the following way:

        Your system receives mail, and discovers it should be
        sent out over the net.

        Your system makes a connection to the destination system.

        The two system exchange their host names (the values of $j).

        One of the systems compares its own host name with the host
        name of the other host in the connection.  It finds that
        the two host names are identical.  Since two different hosts
        should never have the same name, this is an error, and
        indicates that the host has connected back to itself.

Usually this means a problem in ruleset 0.  Namely a network mailer
was selected, when the local mailer should have been selected.

Quote:>When I try to setup a domain name : DDfoo.com and specify the official name
>of the local host as : Dj$w.$D, the dialogue between the sendmail tries
>to impose the local domain on the remote system which I don't want to happen
>much less implement this way.