Tim Wilson wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > I've got a box that has a number of virtual hosts doing a bunch of different > things. When I installed Debian Linux originally, I set the computer's > hostname to 'homer' after everyone's favorite doughnut-eating symbol of > Americana. > > I discovered just today that postfix isn't getting any outgoing email > through to domains other than our own. Here's a typical entry from > /var/log/mail.log > > Sep 27 12:40:11 homer postfix/smtp[13172]: 1A2622124: to=<wilson at visi.com>, > relay=none, delay=120, status=deferred (connect to > visi.com.mail8.psmtp.com[64.18.5.10]: Connection timed out) > > It occurred to me that I don't have a valid external DNS entry for homer and > that might be the reason for the problem. I tried switching the computer's > hostname to one of the several ones assigned to this system that do resolve. > I changed /etc/hostname and the entry in /etc/postfix/main.cf, but as you > can see from the log, postfix is still showing 'homer' as the hostname. I > also restarted postfix and the networking system on this server. Logging in > at the console shows the new hostname in the prompt. > > Any suggestions? I'm not sure what the next step would be. > > -Tim > Grep for "homer" in /etc. Chances are, you missed changing some config file. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list