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acctman · 01-20-2005, 08:26 AM

anyone know why i'm getting this error? i can receive emails from all other sites except this one. why wouldn't they be able to lookup my host name?

-- FW: --Original Msg--
From: [email protected]
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details
Date: 8:51am 1/19/05
The original message was received at Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:31:23 -0600 (CST)
from wcagwl.someserver.com [66.102.***.168]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<[email protected]>

----- Transcript of session follows -----
<[email protected]>... Deferred: Name server: mysitename.com.: host name lookup failure
Message could not be delivered for 12 hours
Message will be deleted from queue

shuki · 01-20-2005, 08:35 AM

bump for you

com · 01-20-2005, 08:38 AM

check your crontab on the command line via crontab -e, and make sure you didnt leave that example domain as the listed address where the results of any crontab entries are sent. make sure the email address is one of your own.

com · 01-20-2005, 08:40 AM

ohh and assuming this info was purposly doctored, make sure mysitename.com is in local-host-names if you're using sendmail, or in your qmail control dir

acctman · 01-20-2005, 09:02 AM

there is no local-host-names file on my server atleast not with that file name. i did a search on google and found this http://www.faqs.org/docs/securing/chap22sec180.html

so i gather from what i've read there i create the file under /etc/mail and add 'host-names' ... ok when they say host names they mean sites right and not server hostname. so i would put the problem site (lets call it mysitename.com)
mysitename.com
www.mysitename.com
mail.mysitename.com

with this change i should be able to receive email from servers that do a host lookup correct?

d00t · 01-20-2005, 09:23 AM

need managed server? hit me up..cheap ;)

acctman · 01-20-2005, 03:20 PM

hmm that didn't work. anything else i can try. this is fustratiing.

acctman · 01-20-2005, 03:51 PM

it's FIXED i don't know what i did, might of been the local-host-name file, adding a sendmail blank file, reboot of the server, turning on mailman, turning off spamassassin, who knows... i'm about to cry here. seriously tearing up, been fighting this problem for 4 days straight. thanks to all who helped

01-20-2005, 08:26 AM	#1
acctman Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,840	Server Help needed anyone know why i'm getting this error? i can receive emails from all other sites except this one. why wouldn't they be able to lookup my host name? -- FW: --Original Msg-- From: [email protected] Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details Date: 8:51am 1/19/05 The original message was received at Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:31:23 -0600 (CST) from wcagwl.someserver.com [66.102.**.168] ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <[email protected]> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- <[email protected]>... Deferred: Name server: mysitename.com.: host name lookup failure Message could not be delivered for 12 hours Message will be deleted from queue Last edited by acctman; 01-20-2005 at 08:27 AM..*

01-20-2005, 08:35 AM	#2
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01-20-2005, 08:38 AM	#3
com Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,541	check your crontab on the command line via crontab -e, and make sure you didnt leave that example domain as the listed address where the results of any crontab entries are sent. make sure the email address is one of your own. __________________ Real. Professional. Hosting. .:Expect Nothing Less:. 320-078-843 :: www.realprohosting.com :: [email protected]

01-20-2005, 08:40 AM	#4
com Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,541	ohh and assuming this info was purposly doctored, make sure mysitename.com is in local-host-names if you're using sendmail, or in your qmail control dir __________________ Real. Professional. Hosting. .:Expect Nothing Less:. 320-078-843 :: www.realprohosting.com :: [email protected]

01-20-2005, 09:02 AM	#5
acctman Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,840	there is no local-host-names file on my server atleast not with that file name. i did a search on google and found this http://www.faqs.org/docs/securing/chap22sec180.html so i gather from what i've read there i create the file under /etc/mail and add 'host-names' ... ok when they say host names they mean sites right and not server hostname. so i would put the problem site (lets call it mysitename.com) mysitename.com www.mysitename.com mail.mysitename.com with this change i should be able to receive email from servers that do a host lookup correct?

01-20-2005, 09:23 AM	#6
d00t Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In your mind Posts: 3,766	need managed server? hit me up..cheap ;)

01-20-2005, 03:20 PM	#7
acctman Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,840	hmm that didn't work. anything else i can try. this is fustratiing.

01-20-2005, 03:51 PM	#8
acctman Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,840	it's FIXED i don't know what i did, might of been the local-host-name file, adding a sendmail blank file, reboot of the server, turning on mailman, turning off spamassassin, who knows... i'm about to cry here. seriously tearing up, been fighting this problem for 4 days straight. thanks to all who helped