Steven Tardy wrote: >>> echo "alfred.gayleard.com esmtp:[192.168.2.1]" >> /etc/mail/mailertable >>> /etc/init.d/sendmail restart >> >> Thanks very much. >> That certainly changed things. >> According to /var/log/maillog on helen the email was sent >> without involving my ISP: >> ---------------------------------------- >> Jun 5 15:14:22 helen sendmail[15635]: m55EEMoL015635: from=tim, size=72, >> class=0, nrcpts=1, >> msgid=<200806051414.m55EEMoL015635@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >> relay=tim@localhost >> Jun 5 15:14:22 helen sendmail[15636]: m55EEMK0015636: >> from=<tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, size=357, class=0, nrcpts=1, >> msgid=<200806051414.m55EEMoL015635@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, proto=ESMTP, >> daemon=MTA, relay=helen.gayleard.com [127.0.0.1] >> Jun 5 15:14:22 helen sendmail[15635]: m55EEMoL015635: to=tim@alfred, >> ctladdr=tim (500/500), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, >> pri=30072, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent >> (m55EEMK0015636 Message accepted for delivery) >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> But it does not appear to have reached alfred. >> I'm not sure where it has disappeared to ... > > what is the ip address of alfred.gayleard.com? > is it 192.168.2.2? or 192.168.2.1? > > if it's 192.168.2.2, change the mailertable ip address... > that needs to be the destination ip address. No, the IP address of alfred is 192.168.2.1 , as it says in /etc/mail/mailertable on helen: alfred.gayleard.com esmtp:[192.168.2.1] Thanks for your help. I'll pursue the missing message - I should be able to work out where it has gone. Maybe sendmail is modelled on the Irish postal service ... -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list