Phil Roan put forth on 11/4/2009 12:45 PM: > When I installed debian, I set the local host name on my computer to > local2. For a long time, everything was fine. Recently, I'm getting > mail returned to me when I send it to Windows Live Hotmail accounts. > I think the problem is that my mail program (Mutt, with Exim 4 as MTA) > is adding the local host name to some of the headers. Since the local > host name is different that my ISP name, WLH flags it as suspect mail. > > How can I reset (or unset) local host? > > Thanks.
First, show us the error message. 2nd, if you are relaying through Earthlink's SMTP servers, especially so if using SMTP AUTH, then I doubt MS is outright rejecting your messages due to an originating hostname in the header of local2.local2 Paste the NDA here, we'll go from there. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
