Re: [cobalt-users] Reverse lookups

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You need the machine to know itself as the hostname you desire it'll
anounce.

Please, at your shell prompt, type: "man hostname"

  Best regards,
     shimi [mailto:shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]


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On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Andrew Watson wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> We are running a RaQ3i and using it to forward over 800 email forwarding
> accounts through one domain.  We've had no problems with this or the amount
> of traffic.  We also have sub-domains (e.g division1.domain.com and
> division2.domain.com etc) setup with web space for them all sharing the same
> IP but they do not have email going through them.
> 
> The problem is whenever someone sends mail through the server all email
> headers, return receipts etc show the IP address of the server and
> translates it into one of the sub domains rather than the main one.  Does
> anyone know how to change it so a reverse lookup on the IP address will
> always return the domain I it want to? 
> 
> We don't have DNS enabled on there, that's all done by our co-lo ISP and
> have proven to be unhelpful with this so far. 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Andrew Watson 
> 
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