Date:  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:53:53 +0000
From:  Jason Humphrey <jasonh (at mark) businessws.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:08528] Re: Root Account Emails Going to the Wrong Domain
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
Message-Id:  <45A4D3D1.4070703 (at mark) businessws.com>
In-Reply-To:  <3801889258CFEE4E951648E406FFCF8F463367 (at mark) upstairs.wigwam.lan>
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Rob Stead wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm sorry to raise my issue again but does anyone have a suggestion?
>
> I've really tried to fix the problem myself but I'm now stuck.
>
> Rob
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Rob Stead
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Stead [mailto:admin (at mark) robstead.co.uk] 
> Sent: 07 January 2007 22:25
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:08510] Root Account Emails Going to the Wrong Domain
>
> Hello,
>
> This is my first posting to this forum after migrating from a RAQ4 to
> Blue Quartz (thanks to Solarspeed who did great job).
>
> When I had my RAQ4 I receiving emails for root by changing the
> /etc/aliases file but on my new BQ machine I don't.
>
> If I try:
>
> /usr/sbin/sendmail -v root < /dev/null
>
> It says:
>
> 550 5.1.1 <root (at mark) bq.mydomain.net>... User unknown
>
> However if I change the hostname to just mydomain.net I receive the
> emails.  I think root (at mark) mydomain.net is a legitimate but
> root (at mark) by.mydomain.net isn't.
>
> So, my question is how do I keep my chosen sub domain (bq.mydomain.net)
> but ensure Sendmail uses root (at mark) mydomain.net?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help, Rob 
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Rob Stead
>   
Put mydomain.net in the email aliases field in the site settings.

Jason