[ale] odd email issue

[Robert Coggins]

On 6/15/2011 8:11 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
> So, I've got sendmail configured so it uses localhost for sending email.
>    As a normal user I can send email like this:
>
> date|mail email at domain
>
> Yet, I've recently configured /etc/aliases to send root email to my
> personal email address:
>
> root:           email at domain
>
> But I get delayed email messages from 1and1, my domain host for these
> emails because my machine name (centsovm.serioustechnology.com) is not
> valid.
>
> So, how is this possible?
>
Maybe it has something to do with not being able to contact that 
server.  I cannot resolve that address.