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From: Ross Levinsky
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1992 17:57

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Hi,

Two weeks ago I was running SunOS 4.0.3, DNS for name resolution, and a
custom copy of sendmail.cf that I snagged off the network. I had no
problem sending to addresses like:

xxx@eftsm.krc.omron.co.jp,

in which omron.co.jp is the only publicly accessible machine and eftsm.krc
is "hidden" behind omron.co.jp (i.e., you can't finger/telnet/rlogin to
eftsm.krc.omron.co.jp).

Now, I`ve installed SunOS 4.1.2, X11R5, DNS, and the same sendail.cf - but
the mail to eftsm.krc.omron.co.jp is immediately returned with the
message:

 ----- Transcript of session follows -------

421 Host eftsm.krc.omron.co.jp not found for mailer tcp.
550 xxxxx@eftsm.krc.omron.co.jp... Host unknown


This mailer appears to be literally interpreting the eftsm.krc, whereas
it did not do so last week, and somehow stripped the internal structure
of omron's network. 

So, how did my upgrade of the OS cause this to happen? And how do I fix
it?


Replys to email, please. I'll summarize.


Thanks in advance!


	
				Ross Levinsky
				ross@mecha.mit.edu
				rblevins@athena.mit.edu

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