Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[peter]

Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote :

> On 11/10/2015 17:23, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > On Sunday 11 October 2015 13:33:56 J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > 
> >> In your SMTP-server config, did you configure "Send custom hostname to
> >> server"? Also, check the output of " hostname -f ".
> > 
> > The SMTP server is at the ISP, so not accessible to me.
> > 
> > $ hostname -f
> > wstn.prhnet
> > 
> > Any other ideas?
> > 
> 
> What's in /etc/hosts?

No mention of localhost. 

> 
> -- 
> Alan McKinnon
> alan.mckinnon@gmail.com

Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[Peter Humphrey]

On Sunday 11 October 2015 16:19:47 peter@prh.myzen.co.uk wrote:
> Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote :
> > On 11/10/2015 17:23, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > > On Sunday 11 October 2015 13:33:56 J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > >> In your SMTP-server config, did you configure "Send custom hostname to
> > >> server"? Also, check the output of " hostname -f ".
> > > 
> > > The SMTP server is at the ISP, so not accessible to me.
> > > 
> > > $ hostname -f
> > > wstn.prhnet
> > > 
> > > Any other ideas?
> > 
> > What's in /etc/hosts?
> 
> No mention of localhost.

I was wrong. I should have said there's no mention of localnet - there is of 
course the usual "127.0.0.1 localhost" entry.

Serves me right for trying to send e-mail from my mobile phone.

-- 
Rgds
Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[peter]

J. Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org> wrote :

> On Sunday, October 11, 2015 04:23:19 PM Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > On Sunday 11 October 2015 13:33:56 J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > > In your SMTP-server config, did you configure "Send custom hostname to
> > > server"? Also, check the output of " hostname -f ".
> > 
> > The SMTP server is at the ISP, so not accessible to me.
> 
> I meant in the KMail configuration.
> (see attachment to previous email)
> 
Oh, I see. No, no custom host name. It would have shown up in my search if there had been - both in previous e-mails and in configs. 

I'm not at home pro tem so I can't check your other e-mail. 
 
> > $ hostname -f
> > wstn.prhnet
> > 
> > Any other ideas?

[gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[Peter Humphrey]

Hello list,

I've just received a delivery failure message from my ISP, zen.co.uk, saying 
it couldn't deliver an e-mail I'd sent. There's only one thing wrong (apart 
from the reason for the failure, which is out of my control). It's shown in 
the second line of the failure notice:

	Received: from [xx.xx.xx.xx] (helo=wstn.localnet)

I've bowdlerised the IP, and wstn is the name of this box, but where did it 
get localnet from? I've grepped /etc for it, and I've searched my home 
directory tree for it. Both searches turned up empty.

I use KMail, which is set up to send all outgoing mail directly to my ISP via 
SMTP; no other box is involved. And I hope my ADSL router isn't interfering.

My head's getting sore from being scratched. Has anyone a clue for me?

-- 
Rgds
Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[J. Roeleveld]

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On Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:11:07 PM Peter Humphrey wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I've just received a delivery failure message from my ISP, zen.co.uk, saying
> it couldn't deliver an e-mail I'd sent. There's only one thing wrong (apart
> from the reason for the failure, which is out of my control). It's shown in
> the second line of the failure notice:
> 
> 	Received: from [xx.xx.xx.xx] (helo=wstn.localnet)
> 
> I've bowdlerised the IP, and wstn is the name of this box, but where did it
> get localnet from? I've grepped /etc for it, and I've searched my home
> directory tree for it. Both searches turned up empty.
> 
> I use KMail, which is set up to send all outgoing mail directly to my ISP
> via SMTP; no other box is involved. And I hope my ADSL router isn't
> interfering.
> 
> My head's getting sore from being scratched. Has anyone a clue for me?

In your SMTP-server config, did you configure "Send custom hostname to server"?
Also, check the output of " hostname -f ".

--
Joost

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Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[Peter Humphrey]

On Sunday 11 October 2015 13:33:56 J. Roeleveld wrote:

> In your SMTP-server config, did you configure "Send custom hostname to
> server"? Also, check the output of " hostname -f ".

The SMTP server is at the ISP, so not accessible to me.

$ hostname -f
wstn.prhnet

Any other ideas?

-- 
Rgds
Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[Alan McKinnon]

On 11/10/2015 17:23, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Sunday 11 October 2015 13:33:56 J. Roeleveld wrote:
> 
>> In your SMTP-server config, did you configure "Send custom hostname to
>> server"? Also, check the output of " hostname -f ".
> 
> The SMTP server is at the ISP, so not accessible to me.
> 
> $ hostname -f
> wstn.prhnet
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 

What's in /etc/hosts?

-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com

Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[J. Roeleveld]

On Sunday, October 11, 2015 04:23:19 PM Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Sunday 11 October 2015 13:33:56 J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > In your SMTP-server config, did you configure "Send custom hostname to
> > server"? Also, check the output of " hostname -f ".
> 
> The SMTP server is at the ISP, so not accessible to me.

I meant in the KMail configuration.
(see attachment to previous email)

> $ hostname -f
> wstn.prhnet
> 
> Any other ideas?

Re: [gentoo-user] Wrong domain in e-mail failure messages

[Peter Humphrey]

On Sunday 11 October 2015 12:11:07 I wrote:

> I've just received a delivery failure message from my ISP, zen.co.uk, saying
> it couldn't deliver an e-mail I'd sent. There's only one thing wrong (apart
> from the reason for the failure, which is out of my control). It's shown in
> the second line of the failure notice:
> 
> 	Received: from [xx.xx.xx.xx] (helo=wstn.localnet)
> 
> I've bowdlerised the IP, and wstn is the name of this box, but where did it
> get localnet from? I've grepped /etc for it, and I've searched my home
> directory tree for it. Both searches turned up empty.
> 
> I use KMail, which is set up to send all outgoing mail directly to my ISP
> via SMTP; no other box is involved. And I hope my ADSL router isn't
> interfering.

I think what must have happened is that, in my KMail identity, I'd left the 
default domain name as it was - just the host part. I've now added the network 
part to it, and I'll see how that goes.

Thanks for the ideas.

-- 
Rgds
Peter