[NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail config question

[joseph beasley]

Add an entry for 'newcomputer' to /etc/hosts or put it in your dns
server.  


--- Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:
> I've got a question about a possible sendmail config issue.  When
> this
> machine is set up for DHCP, it comes up with the name of the machine
> as
> the connection name.  When I have it configured for a static IP, it
> comes up as the machine name, which I have as newcomputer (not
> original,
> I know).  
> 
> Here's the question.  When the machine is booting up and it gets to
> the
> place it's initializing sendmail, if it's DHCP, sendmail and
> sendmail-client come right up and the system goes on to the next
> service.  When the machine is set up for the static IP and comes up
> as
> newcomputer, it hangs on sendmail and sendmail-client for a long time
> during bootup.  I imagine sendmail is having to resolve the machine
> name
> (at least, that's what I've thought it was).  Is there some config
> file
> where I can specify the machine name so sendmail and sendmail-client
> will start faster?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wayne
> 
> 
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