[ale] odd email issue
Geoffrey Myers
lists at serioustechnology.com
Wed Jun 15 08:52:16 EDT 2011
Robert Coggins wrote:
> 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.
The issue is, when I send it from the command line, it is apparently
using my localhost. When the cron job runs and redirects email via
/etc/aliases, it appears to be using the mail server for my hosting company.
Why the inconsistency?
Really, how is this even possible?
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