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From: dpm@cs.cmu.edu (David Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: Sun 4.1 Sendmail again
Keywords: sun, sendmail, mx
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Date: 5 Nov 90 19:39:26 GMT
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I'm having a slightly different problem with SunOS 4.1 sendmail.mx than I've
seen people mention.

I use NIS host maps with ypserv configured to check the DNS resolver when it
can't resolve a name using the NIS map.  When I use the 4.1 sendmail.nomx
things work as you would expect (i.e., I can send mail to a machine named
maxwell.ece.cmu.edu using the names "maxwell.ece.cmu.edu," "maxwell.ece,"
and "eem" <an NIS alias>).  However, when I install sendmail.mx (with the
same sendmail.cf file) the partially qualified hostnames no longer work
(i.e., "maxwell.ece.cmu.edu" and "eem" still work, but "maxwell.ece" fails
with a host unknown error).

Has anyone else observed this behavior?

I considered punting the SunOS sendmail and installing 5.65+IDA+UIUC
sendmail.  However, it isn't obvious to me what my configuration file should
look like if I want to keep using the NIS with DNS backup for A record
lookups.  Could someone send me an example sendmail.cf for this
configuration?  I only have to deal with TCP mailers and the machines sit
directly on the Internet, so it shouldn't be a strange configuration.

Thanks for any suggestions,
-David

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 David P. Maynard (dpm@cs.cmu.edu)
 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
 Carnegie Mellon University
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