I use Fedora 7. I have been a sendmail user for like 12 years. And I
still cannot resolve a simple god damn problem:

all my outgoing mails are sent as me [at] localhost.localdomain.

I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
harvesting spammers). My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
it masqueraded.

How can I resolve this seeming simple issue?

Here's my /etc/hosts:

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 manifold localhost.localdomain localhost besm6-localhost
::1 manifold algebra.com localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6

Here's my sendmail.mc:

divert(-1)dnl
dnl #
dnl # This is the sendmail macro config file for m4. If you make changes to
dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, you will need to regenerate the
dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file by confirming that the sendmail-cf package is
dnl # installed and then performing a
dnl #
dnl # make -C /etc/mail
dnl #
include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
VERSIONID(`setup for linux')dnl
OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Do not advertize sendmail version.
dnl #
dnl define(`confSMTP_LOGIN_MSG', `$j Sendmail; $b')dnl
dnl #
dnl # default logging level is 9, you might want to set it higher to
dnl # debug the configuration
dnl #
dnl define(`confLOG_LEVEL', `9')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Uncomment and edit the following line if your outgoing mail needs to
dnl # be sent out through an external mail server:
dnl #
dnl define(`SMART_HOST', `smtp.your.provider')dnl
dnl #
define(`confDEF_USER_ID', ``8:12'')dnl
dnl define(`confAUTO_REBUILD')dnl
define(`confTO_CONNECT', `1m')dnl
define(`confTRY_NULL_MX_LIST', `True')dnl
define(`confDONT_PROBE_INTERFACES', `True')dnl
define(`PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH', `/usr/bin/procmail')dnl
define(`ALIAS_FILE', `/etc/aliases')dnl
define(`STATUS_FILE', `/var/log/mail/statistics')dnl
define(`UUCP_MAILER_MAX', `2000000')dnl
define(`confUSERDB_SPEC', `/etc/mail/userdb.db')dnl
define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `authwarnings,novrfy,noexpn,restrictqrun')dnl
define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following allows relaying if the user authenticates, and disallows
dnl # plaintext authentication (PLAIN/LOGIN) on non-TLS links
dnl #
dnl define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A p')dnl
dnl #
dnl # PLAIN is the preferred plaintext authentication method and used by
dnl # Mozilla Mail and Evolution, though Outlook Express and other MUAs do
dnl # use LOGIN. Other mechanisms should be used if the connection is not
dnl # guaranteed secure.
dnl # Please remember that saslauthd needs to be running for AUTH.
dnl #
dnl TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`EXTERNAL DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
dnl define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Rudimentary information on creating certificates for sendmail TLS:
dnl # cd /usr/share/ssl/certs; make sendmail.pem
dnl # Complete usage:
dnl # make -C /usr/share/ssl/certs usage
dnl #
dnl define(`confCACERT_PATH', `/etc/pki/tls/certs')dnl
dnl define(`confCACERT', `/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt')dnl
dnl define(`confSERVER_CERT', `/etc/pki/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
dnl define(`confSERVER_KEY', `/etc/pki/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
dnl #
dnl # This allows sendmail to use a keyfile that is shared with OpenLDAP's
dnl # slapd, which requires the file to be readble by group ldap
dnl #
dnl define(`confDONT_BLAME_SENDMAIL', `groupreadablekeyfile')dnl
dnl #
dnl define(`confTO_QUEUEWARN', `4h')dnl
dnl define(`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `5d')dnl
dnl define(`confQUEUE_LA', `12')dnl
dnl define(`confREFUSE_LA', `18')dnl
define(`confTO_IDENT', `0')dnl
dnl FEATURE(delay_checks)dnl
FEATURE(`no_default_msa', `dnl')dnl
FEATURE(`smrsh', `/usr/sbin/smrsh')dnl
FEATURE(`mailertable', `hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(`virtusertable', `hash -o /etc/mail/virtusertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(redirect)dnl
FEATURE(always_add_domain)dnl
FEATURE(use_cw_file)dnl
FEATURE(use_ct_file)dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following limits the number of processes sendmail can fork to accept
dnl # incoming messages or process its message queues to 20.) sendmail refuses
dnl # to accept connections once it has reached its quota of child processes.
dnl #
dnl define(`confMAX_DAEMON_CHILDREN', `20')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Limits the number of new connections per second. This caps the overhead
dnl # incurred due to forking new sendmail processes. May be useful against
dnl # DoS attacks or barrages of spam. (As mentioned below, a per-IP address
dnl # limit would be useful but is not available as an option at this writing.)
dnl #
dnl define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `3')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The -t option will retry delivery if e.g. the user runs over his quota.
dnl #
FEATURE(local_procmail, `', `procmail -t -Y -a $h -d $u')dnl
FEATURE(`access_db', `hash -T<TMPF> -o /etc/mail/access.db')dnl
FEATURE(`blacklist_recipients')dnl
EXPOSED_USER(`root')dnl
dnl #
dnl # For using Cyrus-IMAPd as POP3/IMAP server through LMTP delivery uncomment
dnl # the following 2 definitions and activate below in the MAILER section the
dnl # cyrusv2 mailer.
dnl #
dnl define(`confLOCAL_MAILER', `cyrusv2')dnl
dnl define(`CYRUSV2_MAILER_ARGS', `FILE /var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to only listen on the IPv4 loopback address
dnl # 127.0.0.1 and not on any other network devices. Remove the loopback
dnl # address restriction to accept email from the internet or intranet.
dnl #
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=75.146.106.187, Name=MTA')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 587 for
dnl # mail from MUAs that authenticate. Roaming users who can't reach their
dnl # preferred sendmail daemon due to port 25 being blocked or redirected find
dnl # this useful.
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=submission, Name=MSA, M=Ea')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 465, but
dnl # starting immediately in TLS mode upon connecting. Port 25 or 587 followed
dnl # by STARTTLS is preferred, but roaming clients using Outlook Express can't
dnl # do STARTTLS on ports other than 25. Mozilla Mail can ONLY use STARTTLS
dnl # and doesn't support the deprecated smtps; Evolution <1.1.1 uses smtps
dnl # when SSL is enabled-- STARTTLS support is available in version 1.1.1.
dnl #
dnl # For this to work your OpenSSL certificates must be configured.
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtps, Name=TLSMTA, M=s')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen on the IPv6 loopback
dnl # device. Remove the loopback address restriction listen to the network.
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`port=smtp,Addr=::1, Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6')dnl
dnl #
dnl # enable both ipv6 and ipv4 in sendmail:
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=MTA-v4, Family=inet, Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6')
dnl #
dnl # We strongly recommend not accepting unresolvable domains if you want to
dnl # protect yourself from spam. However, the laptop and users on computers
dnl # that do not have 24x7 DNS do need this.
dnl #
FEATURE(`accept_unresolvable_domains')dnl
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(`relay_based_on_MX')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Also accept email sent to "localhost.localdomain" as local email.
dnl #
LOCAL_DOMAIN(`algebra.com')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following example makes mail from this host and any additional
dnl # specified domains appear to be sent from mydomain.com
dnl #
dnl MASQUERADE_AS(`mydomain.com')dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just the headers, but the envelope as well
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just [at] mydomainalias.com, but [at] *.mydomainalias.com as well
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl
dnl #
MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl
MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomainalias.com)dnl
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomain.lan)dnl
MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(`algebra.com')dnl
MASQUERADE_AS(`algebra.com')dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just the headers, but the envelope as well
dnl #
FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just [at] mydomainalias.com, but [at] *.mydomainalias.com as well
dnl #
FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl
MAILER(smtp)dnl
MAILER(procmail)dnl
dnl MAILER(cyrusv2)dnl

dOn Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:44:02 -0500, Ignoramus29233 <ignoramus29233 [at] NOSPAM.29233.invalid> wrote:
> I use Fedora 7. I have been a sendmail user for like 12 years. And I
> still cannot resolve a simple god damn problem:

Note, I only started getting this problem when I installed Fedora 7, I
did not have it for all 12 years. :)

i

> all my outgoing mails are sent as me [at] localhost.localdomain.
>
> I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
> harvesting spammers). My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
> it masqueraded.
>
> How can I resolve this seeming simple issue?
>
> Here's my /etc/hosts:
>
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1 manifold localhost.localdomain localhost besm6-localhost
>::1 manifold algebra.com localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
>
> Here's my sendmail.mc:
>
> divert(-1)dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # This is the sendmail macro config file for m4. If you make changes to
> dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, you will need to regenerate the
> dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file by confirming that the sendmail-cf package is
> dnl # installed and then performing a
> dnl #
> dnl # make -C /etc/mail
> dnl #
> include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
> VERSIONID(`setup for linux')dnl
> OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Do not advertize sendmail version.
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confSMTP_LOGIN_MSG', `$j Sendmail; $b')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # default logging level is 9, you might want to set it higher to
> dnl # debug the configuration
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confLOG_LEVEL', `9')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Uncomment and edit the following line if your outgoing mail needs to
> dnl # be sent out through an external mail server:
> dnl #
> dnl define(`SMART_HOST', `smtp.your.provider')dnl
> dnl #
> define(`confDEF_USER_ID', ``8:12'')dnl
> dnl define(`confAUTO_REBUILD')dnl
> define(`confTO_CONNECT', `1m')dnl
> define(`confTRY_NULL_MX_LIST', `True')dnl
> define(`confDONT_PROBE_INTERFACES', `True')dnl
> define(`PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH', `/usr/bin/procmail')dnl
> define(`ALIAS_FILE', `/etc/aliases')dnl
> define(`STATUS_FILE', `/var/log/mail/statistics')dnl
> define(`UUCP_MAILER_MAX', `2000000')dnl
> define(`confUSERDB_SPEC', `/etc/mail/userdb.db')dnl
> define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `authwarnings,novrfy,noexpn,restrictqrun')dnl
> define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The following allows relaying if the user authenticates, and disallows
> dnl # plaintext authentication (PLAIN/LOGIN) on non-TLS links
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A p')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # PLAIN is the preferred plaintext authentication method and used by
> dnl # Mozilla Mail and Evolution, though Outlook Express and other MUAs do
> dnl # use LOGIN. Other mechanisms should be used if the connection is not
> dnl # guaranteed secure.
> dnl # Please remember that saslauthd needs to be running for AUTH.
> dnl #
> dnl TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`EXTERNAL DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
> dnl define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Rudimentary information on creating certificates for sendmail TLS:
> dnl # cd /usr/share/ssl/certs; make sendmail.pem
> dnl # Complete usage:
> dnl # make -C /usr/share/ssl/certs usage
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confCACERT_PATH', `/etc/pki/tls/certs')dnl
> dnl define(`confCACERT', `/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt')dnl
> dnl define(`confSERVER_CERT', `/etc/pki/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
> dnl define(`confSERVER_KEY', `/etc/pki/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # This allows sendmail to use a keyfile that is shared with OpenLDAP's
> dnl # slapd, which requires the file to be readble by group ldap
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confDONT_BLAME_SENDMAIL', `groupreadablekeyfile')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confTO_QUEUEWARN', `4h')dnl
> dnl define(`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `5d')dnl
> dnl define(`confQUEUE_LA', `12')dnl
> dnl define(`confREFUSE_LA', `18')dnl
> define(`confTO_IDENT', `0')dnl
> dnl FEATURE(delay_checks)dnl
> FEATURE(`no_default_msa', `dnl')dnl
> FEATURE(`smrsh', `/usr/sbin/smrsh')dnl
> FEATURE(`mailertable', `hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable.db')dnl
> FEATURE(`virtusertable', `hash -o /etc/mail/virtusertable.db')dnl
> FEATURE(redirect)dnl
> FEATURE(always_add_domain)dnl
> FEATURE(use_cw_file)dnl
> FEATURE(use_ct_file)dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The following limits the number of processes sendmail can fork to accept
> dnl # incoming messages or process its message queues to 20.) sendmail refuses
> dnl # to accept connections once it has reached its quota of child processes.
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confMAX_DAEMON_CHILDREN', `20')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Limits the number of new connections per second. This caps the overhead
> dnl # incurred due to forking new sendmail processes. May be useful against
> dnl # DoS attacks or barrages of spam. (As mentioned below, a per-IP address
> dnl # limit would be useful but is not available as an option at this writing.)
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `3')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The -t option will retry delivery if e.g. the user runs over his quota.
> dnl #
> FEATURE(local_procmail, `', `procmail -t -Y -a $h -d $u')dnl
> FEATURE(`access_db', `hash -T<TMPF> -o /etc/mail/access.db')dnl
> FEATURE(`blacklist_recipients')dnl
> EXPOSED_USER(`root')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # For using Cyrus-IMAPd as POP3/IMAP server through LMTP delivery uncomment
> dnl # the following 2 definitions and activate below in the MAILER section the
> dnl # cyrusv2 mailer.
> dnl #
> dnl define(`confLOCAL_MAILER', `cyrusv2')dnl
> dnl define(`CYRUSV2_MAILER_ARGS', `FILE /var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The following causes sendmail to only listen on the IPv4 loopback address
> dnl # 127.0.0.1 and not on any other network devices. Remove the loopback
> dnl # address restriction to accept email from the internet or intranet.
> dnl #
> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl
> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=75.146.106.187, Name=MTA')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 587 for
> dnl # mail from MUAs that authenticate. Roaming users who can't reach their
> dnl # preferred sendmail daemon due to port 25 being blocked or redirected find
> dnl # this useful.
> dnl #
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=submission, Name=MSA, M=Ea')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 465, but
> dnl # starting immediately in TLS mode upon connecting. Port 25 or 587 followed
> dnl # by STARTTLS is preferred, but roaming clients using Outlook Express can't
> dnl # do STARTTLS on ports other than 25. Mozilla Mail can ONLY use STARTTLS
> dnl # and doesn't support the deprecated smtps; Evolution <1.1.1 uses smtps
> dnl # when SSL is enabled-- STARTTLS support is available in version 1.1.1.
> dnl #
> dnl # For this to work your OpenSSL certificates must be configured.
> dnl #
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtps, Name=TLSMTA, M=s')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen on the IPv6 loopback
> dnl # device. Remove the loopback address restriction listen to the network.
> dnl #
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`port=smtp,Addr=::1, Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # enable both ipv6 and ipv4 in sendmail:
> dnl #
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=MTA-v4, Family=inet, Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6')
> dnl #
> dnl # We strongly recommend not accepting unresolvable domains if you want to
> dnl # protect yourself from spam. However, the laptop and users on computers
> dnl # that do not have 24x7 DNS do need this.
> dnl #
> FEATURE(`accept_unresolvable_domains')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl FEATURE(`relay_based_on_MX')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Also accept email sent to "localhost.localdomain" as local email.
> dnl #
> LOCAL_DOMAIN(`algebra.com')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # The following example makes mail from this host and any additional
> dnl # specified domains appear to be sent from mydomain.com
> dnl #
> dnl MASQUERADE_AS(`mydomain.com')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # masquerade not just the headers, but the envelope as well
> dnl #
> dnl FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # masquerade not just [at] mydomainalias.com, but [at] *.mydomainalias.com as well
> dnl #
> dnl FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl
> dnl #
> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl
> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl
> dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomainalias.com)dnl
> dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomain.lan)dnl
> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(`algebra.com')dnl
> MASQUERADE_AS(`algebra.com')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # masquerade not just the headers, but the envelope as well
> dnl #
> FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # masquerade not just [at] mydomainalias.com, but [at] *.mydomainalias.com as well
> dnl #
> FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl
> MAILER(smtp)dnl
> MAILER(procmail)dnl
> dnl MAILER(cyrusv2)dnl

Ignoramus29233 wrote:
> I use Fedora 7. I have been a sendmail user for like 12 years. And I
> still cannot resolve a simple god damn problem:
>
> all my outgoing mails are sent as me [at] localhost.localdomain.
>
> I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
> harvesting spammers). My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
> it masqueraded.
>
> How can I resolve this seeming simple issue?
>

snip........

> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl
> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl

There's your sign...

Also....

Ignoramus29233 wrote:
> I use Fedora 7. I have been a sendmail user for like 12 years. And I
> still cannot resolve a simple god damn problem:
>

The lack of reading sendmail docs is why.

> I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
> harvesting spammers). My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
> it masqueraded.

You can't have spaces inside -- it break RFC plus I'm pretty sure sendmail
will fart if you try it, that's why you and stuff like NO-SPAM.gmail.com in
your address or REMOVE-ME.gmail.com

Ignoramus29233 <ignoramus29233 [at] NOSPAM.29233.invalid> writes:

> all my outgoing mails are sent as me [at] localhost.localdomain.
>
> I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
> harvesting spammers). My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
> it masqueraded.

> Here's my /etc/hosts:

> Here's my sendmail.mc:

What's in your submit.mc?
You might need masquerade setup there, too.

--
Tapani Tarvainen

In article <GMudnfrJWOhf3mzbnZ2dnUVZ_o7inZ2d [at] giganews.com>,
Ignoramus29233 <ignoramus29233 [at] NOSPAM.29233.invalid> wrote:

> I use Fedora 7. I have been a sendmail user for like 12 years. And I
> still cannot resolve a simple god damn problem:
>
> all my outgoing mails are sent as me [at] localhost.localdomain.
>
> I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
> harvesting spammers).

Presumably you only mean that for here in this post and not in general.


> My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
> it masqueraded.
>
> How can I resolve this seeming simple issue?
>
> Here's my /etc/hosts:
>
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1 manifold localhost.localdomain localhost
> besm6-localhost

Horribly wrong. 127.0.0.1 should never have any name other than
'localhost' and the facts that RedHat screwed that simple issue up years
ago and that their error has metastasized into a half dozen
cargo-cultist distributions does not make it right.

> ::1 manifold algebra.com localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6

That's even worse.

Do you actually use IPv6? If not, there's certainly no reason for the
IPv6 loopback to exist and if so, not having it mapped to 'localhost'
(yes, just like the IPv4 loopback) is wrong.

> Here's my sendmail.mc:
>
[...]
> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl
> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl

What do you think that does?

Read the cf/README file from the Sendmail distribution for clues on how
to do masquerading and what the different things in the .mc file mean.

--
Now where did I hide that website...

The issue was mainly related to (gasp) contents of /etc/hosts.

I am totally livid right now.

i

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:14:34 -0700, Scott Grayban <sgrayban [at] NOSPAM-gmail.com> wrote:
> Ignoramus29233 wrote:
>> I use Fedora 7. I have been a sendmail user for like 12 years. And I
>> still cannot resolve a simple god damn problem:
>>
>> all my outgoing mails are sent as me [at] localhost.localdomain.
>>
>> I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
>> harvesting spammers). My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
>> it masqueraded.
>>
>> How can I resolve this seeming simple issue?
>>
>
> snip........
>
>> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl
>> MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl
>
> There's your sign...

Ignoramus29233 <ignoramus29233 [at] NOSPAM.29233.invalid> writes
in comp.mail.sendmail:

> I use Fedora 7. I have been a sendmail user for like 12 years. And I
> still cannot resolve a simple god damn problem:
>
> all my outgoing mails are sent as me [at] localhost.localdomain.
>
> I want them to be sent as me [at] algebra.com. (space added to foil usenet
> harvesting spammers). My hostname is manifold.algebra.com, but I want
> it masqueraded.
>
> How can I resolve this seeming simple issue?
>
> Here's my /etc/hosts:
>
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1 manifold localhost.localdomain localhost besm6-localhost
======================================

> ::1 manifold algebra.com localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6



If your hostname is "manifold", quoted line says
that fully qualifed hostname is "localhost.localdomain".


Do not put hostname to entry on /etc/hosts, which refer to localhost.

/ Kari Hurtta

File "/etc/hosts" is improperly formatted.

The order of data on a line is:
IP_address FQDN Alias_names

A literal "localdomain" TLD isn't valid either.

These errors are in addition to the ones mentioned by others.

Is "/etc/hosts" even consulted for IPv6 addresses?

In article <1190951779.474796.123110 [at] d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
"D. Stussy" <kd6lvw [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> File "/etc/hosts" is improperly formatted.
>
> The order of data on a line is:
> IP_address FQDN Alias_names
>
> A literal "localdomain" TLD isn't valid either.

It *CAN* be. It is perfectly valid for anyone to define and use their
own private TLD for their own use.

>
> These errors are in addition to the ones mentioned by others.
>
> Is "/etc/hosts" even consulted for IPv6 addresses?

That is is probably dependent on OS and configuration details. the
answer is certainly 'Yes' for MacOS X and Solaris.

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Now where did I hide that website...

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:52:29 -0400, Bill Cole <bill [at] scconsult.com> wrote:
>In article <1190951779.474796.123110 [at] d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
>"D. Stussy" <kd6lvw [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>> These errors are in addition to the ones mentioned by others.
>>
>> Is "/etc/hosts" even consulted for IPv6 addresses?
>
> That is is probably dependent on OS and configuration details. the
> answer is certainly 'Yes' for MacOS X and Solaris.

Unsurprisingly, since MacOS X is BSD-like in many respects, "/etc/hosts"
is also consulted for IPv6 addresses by FreeBSD. The default file does,
in fact, contain an example like this:

::1 localhost localhost.my.domain
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain

The default sample file contains a comment describing why the answer may
be 'No', as Bill has hinted:

# In the presence of the domain name service or NIS, this file may not
# be consulted at all; see /etc/nsswitch.conf for the resolution order.