[wellylug] mutt/bounce/postfix

[Cliff Pratt]

Persian wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have just changed ISP to clear.net. I changed my .fetchmailrc Ok
> and my .muttrc and everything is working except 'bounce'.
> 
> In /etc/postfix/main.cf I edited the relayhost to smtp.clear.net.nz 
> and then restarted postfix, as per these instructions:
> 
> $sudo /etc/init.d/postfix restart
> 
> Here is my error message when I try to bounce, same for any address I
> try to send to.
> 
> Could it be to do with Clear net or is the problem all my end?
> 
> thanks heaps Lyndsay ------------------------------------------- This
> is the Postfix program at host localhost.localdomain.
> 
> I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be
> delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.
> 
> For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster>
> 
> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your
> own text from the attached returned message.
> 
> The Postfix program  <lillsiecat at yahoo.co.nz>: host
> smtp.clear.net.nz[203.97.33.211] said: 550 5.1.8 
> invalid/host-not-in-DNS return address not allowed (in reply to MAIL
> FROM command)
> 
Your postfix is set up with the defaults for host.domain. When you try 
to send mail the MAIL FROM: address is localhost.localdomain. Clear's 
SMTP server is looking at 'localhost.localdomain' and telling you that 
it can't be found in DNS (natch!). You need to set your 
localhost.localdomain to (probably) clear.net.nz or whatever your real 
Domain is.

I don't know the Postfix incantation to do this, but it should be in the 
documentation.

Cheers,

Cliff