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  • 1.  mail problem

    Posted Tue September 11, 2007 03:35 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    Hi folks,

    I can not send email from my unix box to out side. Here is what I get...plz help thanks.

    uto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)

    This is a MIME-encapsulated message

    --l7LIOgW425994.1187720682/SEDD200

    The original message was received at Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:24:41 -0400
    from xxx@localhost


    The following addresses had permanent fatal errors
    xxx@xxx.ca
    (reason: 550 Host unknown)


    Transcript of session follows
    550 5.1.2 xxx@xxx.ca... Host unknown (Name server: xxx.xx: host not found)

    --l7LIOgW425994.1187720682/SEDD200
    Content-Type: message/delivery-status

    Reporting-MTA: dns; SEDD200
    Arrival-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:24:41 -0400

    Final-Recipient: RFC822; xxx@xxx.ca
    Action: failed
    Status: 5.1.2
    Remote-MTA: DNS; xxx.xx
    Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 Host unknown
    Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:24:41 -0400

    --l7LIOgW425994.1187720682/SEDD200
    Content-Type: message/rfc822

    Return-Path: <xxx>
    Received: (from xxx@localhost)
    by SEDD200 (AIX5.3/8.11.6p2/8.11.0) id l7LIOfX405652
    for xxx@xxx.ca; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:24:41 -0400
    Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:24:41 -0400
    From: xxx
    Message-Id: <200708211824.l7LIOfX405652@SEDD200>
    To: xxx@xxx.ca
    Subject: inside the if and is using 78%
    MIME-Version: 1.0


  • 2.  Re: mail problem

    Posted Tue September 11, 2007 03:46 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    Sendmail lives or dies by the DNS server. It sounds like you have not put your host inside the DNS and don't have any A records there.


  • 3.  Re: mail problem

    Posted Tue September 11, 2007 03:51 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    how should I specify it there?


  • 4.  Re: mail problem

    Posted Tue September 11, 2007 04:00 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    thanks everyone, found the solution for it.


  • 5.  Re: mail problem

    Posted Mon February 11, 2013 03:01 AM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    Hi,

    I'm facing the same problem. Can you please update the solution for the same.?

    Regards
    Garv