Hi, I am installing Oracle Email Server (OES) on RHEL AS 2.1. OES works on top of sendmail. OES has its own smtp gateway. My server name is hydlmuk. I have created uk.dev1.com as subdomain in my OES and created accounts in this domain. I have configured this account with outlook express on my windows machine. When I tried sending mails to my own OES account (self) using outlook express, I got the following error. The message could not be sent bcause one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The rejected e-mail address was 'testinguser@xxxxxxxxxxx'. Subject 'testinguser@xxxxxxxxxxx 7', Account: 'testinguser@xxxxxxxxxxx', Server:'hydlmuk.ad.infosys.com', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '550 5.7.1 <testinguser@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Relaying denied', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x8000CCC79 So, I changed my /etc/hosts file to contain the entry for uk.dev1.com as follows. 172.25.125.203 hydlmuk uk.dev1.com in.dev1.com I am able to send and receive mails with this change. But, my mails are having improper domain names after receiving the mails. The mails are having "hydlmuk." as the domain name. I tried few experiments as follows. 1. Removed entry for "uk.dev1.com" from hosts file, restarted the sendmail --> does not allow me to send mail from outlook, failing with the error mentioned above (No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x8000CCC79) 2. Added entry for "uk.dev1.com" to hosts file, restarted the sendmail --> I am able to send mails. But, the received mails are having "hydlmuk" as the domain. 3. Added entry for "uk.dev1.com" to hosts file, restarted the sendmail, removed the "uk.dev1.com" entry from hosts file --> I am able to send and receive mails properly and my mails are having "uk.dev1.com" as the domain name. >From the above points, I could make out that the "uk.dev1.com" entry should be present in hosts file while restarting sendmail. I think work around could be to use a DNS server. Can somebody let me know if I have any other option to avoid adding "uk.dev1.com" to hosts file? Is there anything I am missing here? thanks nagarjuna **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
