[wellylug] mutt/bounce/postfix

[Cliff Pratt]

Persian wrote:
> Hi Cliff
> 
> On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 08:32:28 +1200, Cliff Pratt wrote:
> 
> Persian wrote
>>> 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)
> 
> Cliff wrote
>> 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 just went and changed that line localhost.localdomain
> to clear.net.nz, as I dont know what else to put and I still get the
> error message as below. Just the same. hmm - I did restart mutt.
> 
> 
>     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)
> 
In the error message does it still say "This is the Postfix program at 
host localhost.localdomain". If so, you may have to restart Postfix.

Cheers,

Cliff