Re: SENDMAIL

[andersop agapesystems com (Paul Anderson)]

Eric I. Ekong wrote:
> 
> I have finally installed Red Hat Linux 4.1
> I am having a slight problem.  Everything works fine until I try to send mail to my server from out side it gets a weird error like a loopback.  Here is a copy of the error message... If anyone has any idea on how I can fix this, I am open to all any answers.
> 
> erice
> 
> Return-Path: <>
> Delivered-To: ekonge ic net
> Delivered-To: erice ic net
> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 06:49:21 -0400
> From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON hosea ekongfamily com>
> To: postmaster hosea ekongfamily com
> To: <erice ic net>
> Subject: Returned mail: Local configuration error
> Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
> 
> The original message was received at Wed, 2 Jul 1997 06:49:20 -0400
> from srv2b.ic.net [152.160.72.21]
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <ekonge ekongfamily com>
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 553 mail.ekongfamily.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
> 554 <ekonge ekongfamily com>... Local configuration error
> Reporting-MTA: dns; hosea.ekongfamily.com
> Received-From-MTA: DNS; srv2b.ic.net
> Arrival-Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 06:49:20 -0400
> 
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; ekonge ekongfamily com
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.5.0
> Remote-MTA: DNS; mail.ekongfamily.com
> Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 06:49:21 -0400
> Return-Path: <erice ic net>
> Received: from ic.net (srv2b.ic.net [152.160.72.21])
>           by hosea.ekongfamily.com (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP
>           id GAA11164 for <ekonge ekongfamily com>; Wed, 2 Jul 1997 06:49:20 -0400
> Received: (qmail 8433 invoked from network); 2 Jul 1997 14:57:12 -0000
> Received: from unknown (HELO Robin.ic.net) (152.160.8.21)
>   by unknown with SMTP; 2 Jul 1997 14:57:12 -0000
> Message-Id: <3 0 1 32 19970702105837 006ab33c ic net>
> X-Sender: ekonge ic net
> X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32)
> Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 10:58:37 -0400
> To: ekonge ekongfamily com
> From: "Eric I. Ekong" <erice ic net>
> Subject: Test message
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> test
> 
> 

I have seen this when the named files are not set right.  It generally
boils down to either a CNAME being set wrong the MX being set wrong, or
the absence of a trailing dot after the domain name.  If you send me
your DNS files I will be able to better help.

Paul Anderson