I wrote:
> > You should use fully qualified hostnames.
> > snafu4.snafu isn't fully qualified.
>
> When is a hostname "fully qualified" (RFC?)? Indeed snafu4 is the host
> and snafu is my (lokal) domain.
> Of course this would not be resolved by a DNS-Server, but hasn't the
> /etc/hosts-File precedence against DNS?
>
> Besides I didn't call "snafu4.snafu" but "localhost".
>
> > edit your /var/qmail/control files and change
> > any occurance of snafu4.snafu with a real
> > hostname that will resolve in DNS.
>
> The Problem is, that the mashine I declared as DNS server is not allways
> online.
I think I got it!
I study the headers of a test-mail:
Received: from softdnserror (HELO online.de) (192.168.0.1)
by softdnserror with SMTP; 8 Aug 2000 19:17:28 -0000
It seems that qmail tries to resolve the domain "online.de" when I declare a
nameserver. The nameserver is not allways online, so there is no answer from
the nameserver and the call hangs.
If I tell the mashine not to use a nameserver, the Resolution fails and the
call proceeds.
Next question: Can I tell qmail not to resolve the Domain?
Ciao
Laura
