Need help with Sendmail configuration

[Scott Lokuta]

root@tcd5007 / # sendmail -v scott@hotmail.com
this is a test
.
slokuta@hotmail.com... Connecting to eccmfw6a.ford.com. (tcp)...
slokuta@hotmail.com... trying address 192.28.163.30...
220 eccmfw6.ford.com ESMTP InterLock SMTP Gateway 4.2 ready at Wed, 21 Nov 2001)

Where do I go to change
eccmfw6a.ford.com to
vistsmtp.visteon.com

I've looked everywhere and can not find where eccmfw6.ford.com is defined.

[S.K. Chan]

It should be in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file, make sure you restart sendmail after changing it.

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,

check /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file
This perticular "ford" entry would be infront of DS flag in sendmail.cf
DS would be the mail relay host server. Change it to your messaging server name to send mail outside your domain

Goodluck
-USA..

[Craig Rants]

Scott,
You could also try changing:
# who I masquerade as (null for no masquerading) (see also $=M)
DM

This way you could look like whoever you wanted to.

Good Luck,
C

[Scott Lokuta]

Here is the DS entry in my sendmail.cf file.

# SMTP relay for unresolved @ addresses
#DSgtwy.ford.com
DSvistsmtp.visteon.com

If I send mail to slokuta@visteon.com it works fine. If I send it to slokuta@hotmail.com is uses eccmfw1.ford.com and does not work.

Does a MX record have to be added somewhere for slokuta@hotmail.com? Where would this be done at?

[someone_4]

do nslookup on eccmfw1.ford.com

also did you check ect/hosts?

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,
Check the sendmail file of vistsmtp.visteon.com server. vistsmtp would be your local server.

-USA

[Steven Gillard_2]

Check the MX records for vistsmtp.visteon.com:

$ nslookup
> set query=mx
> vistsmtp.visteon.com

I suspect you'll find the eccmfw1.ford.com is listed.

Regards,
Steve

[Scott Lokuta]

Checked /etc/hosts for eccmfw1.ford.com and could not find it.

Tried the following:

root@tcd5007 /etc # nslookup
Default Name Server: eth171.vtcdb.visteon.com
Address: 136.17.156.28

> set query=mx
> vistsmtp.visteon.com
Name Server: eth171.vtcdb.visteon.com
Address: 136.17.156.28

vistsmtp.visteon.com canonical name = vsmtp02.vcs.visteon.com
> exit

Is it possible that if slokuta@hotmail.com is not found on vistsmtp.visteon.com it is routed to eccmfw1.ford.com?

Would a solution be to add a MX record for slokuta@hotmail.com on vistsmtp.visteon.com?

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi

What's the result of nslookup ee.... ford.com?
Is that getting resolve..??
Check your /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf.
Are you able to send mails to outside domain from this sever??