Re: How close am I with getting sendmail going.

[Bill Katsma <bkatsma@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks guys,

I went into work today and low and behold it worked.  Makes since that
it worked but I am still unsure why It did not work earlier.


Thanks again


Bill

Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> 
> >I have a question that may be elementary but I need to ask it because I
> >am very confused on this.  Can I set up linux to send email to any one
> >on the internet without have a domain name (Publicly known) without
> >using any other mail server (except of course the receiving server)?
> 
> Sure, that's the default behaviour.  Sendmail find the MX record of the destination via the resolver (DNS) and blasts the message in that direction.  Only problem may the the remote end will complain that it can't identify you.  I run my sendmail this way (no reverse lookup can find me) and most sites work just fine.
> 
> >If this is possible I will have a few more questions on setting this
> >up.  If it is not possible could some suggest a way for my PHP programs
> >to mail out  my forms.  My company uses a public email server in which I
> 
> You can open a connection to a "real" SMTP server.  But you should be able to just pump your message into sendmail.
> 
> >do not want to use to relay my mail. (MIS will not understand how to do
> >this so they will not be able to help).  All I have is a linux box with
> >a static public IP.
> 
> But your box has no registred hostname?