Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread Steve
On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 22:53 -0700, Joe Sloan wrote: > Steve wrote: > > Personally, I would not have a M$ box for anything other than charity. > > That is to allow those nice far eastern people access to my resources to > > send UCE. > > Mind you, most of them buckle under the load > > > >

Re: [ot / EOT] Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread Steve
On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 23:55 -0500, /dev/rob0 wrote: > On Thu May 28 2009 23:21:06 Steve wrote: > > way of the 1980's 'is the law' that leads to entirely useless, rude > > and incorrect answers. > > Replied offlist. I think this thread should stop here. Thank you. And another 'anal' response it was

[ot / EOT] Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread /dev/rob0
On Thu May 28 2009 23:21:06 Steve wrote: > way of the 1980's 'is the law' that leads to entirely useless, rude > and incorrect answers. Replied offlist. I think this thread should stop here. Thank you. -- Offlist mail to this address is discarded unless "/dev/rob0" or "not-spam" is in Sub

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread Steve
On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 15:20 -0400, Scott Lewis wrote: > On May 28, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Steve wrote: > > > Perhaps you can do the same to support your 1980's view of systems > > administration? You need to get some help with that temper of yours. > > It's the handrail of the crippled mind. > > I lur

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread mouss
Tim Legg a écrit : > According to 'postconf -d', myhostname is set to genex.localdomain where > genex is an arbitrary name I chose for a hostname when I installed Debian > Lenny. > > When I look in /etc/postfix/main.cf, > myhostname = genex.example1.com > > Is this a normal discrepancy? use 'p

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread Scott Lewis
On May 28, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Steve wrote: Perhaps you can do the same to support your 1980's view of systems administration? You need to get some help with that temper of yours. It's the handrail of the crippled mind. I lurk more than post here mostly as a facet of being in awe of the amoun

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread Steve
On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 11:42 -0400, Wietse Venema wrote: > Steve: > > On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 19:20 -0400, Wietse Venema wrote: > > > > > A machine name is required for several email-related Internet standards. > > No problem with this; > > > Besides, having all DNS names resolve to the same box is n

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread Wietse Venema
Steve: > On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 19:20 -0400, Wietse Venema wrote: > > > A machine name is required for several email-related Internet standards. > No problem with this; > > Besides, having all DNS names resolve to the same box is not normal usage. > > > This is nothing more than an opinion as far

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-28 Thread Steve
On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 19:20 -0400, Wietse Venema wrote: > A machine name is required for several email-related Internet standards. No problem with this; > Besides, having all DNS names resolve to the same box is not normal usage. > This is nothing more than an opinion as far as I can tell. It may

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-27 Thread Wietse Venema
Tim Legg: > > According to 'postconf -d', myhostname is set to genex.localdomain where g >-enex is an arbitrary name I chose for a hostname when I installed Debian Len >-ny. As documented, "postconf -d" does not show what is in main.cf. > When I look in /etc/postfix/main.cf, > myhostname = genex

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-27 Thread Noel Jones
Tim Legg wrote: According to 'postconf -d', myhostname is set to genex.localdomain where genex is an arbitrary name I chose for a hostname when I installed Debian Lenny. When I look in /etc/postfix/main.cf, myhostname = genex.example1.com postconf -d shows compiled-in defaults, not your setti

Re: myhostname is different between postconf and main.cf

2009-05-27 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
* Tim Legg : > > According to 'postconf -d', Which displays the default, not what you set... -- Ralf Hildebrandt Postfix - Einrichtung, Betrieb und Wartung Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 http://www.computerbeschimpfung.de Wenn etwas Abstoßendes modern wird, ist es sofort anziehend.