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From: Marc Menowitz <marcmen@invest2.invest.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.unix.hpux,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Q: sendmail error: "loopsback to me"
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 21:13:51 -0700
Organization: Apartment Rental Assistance
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References: <NEWTNews.833735180.5107.masinter@bart.networkss.com> <1996Jun3.045351.26860@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de> <mattp.833896360@zap.io.org>
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To: Matt of the Long Red Hair <mattp@zap.io.org>
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Matt of the Long Red Hair wrote:
> 
> stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de (Stephan Forth) writes:
> 
> >include a statement like: Fw/etc/sendmail.cw
> >in your sendmail.cf. Edit (create) the file sendmail.cw and include
> >all machine/domain-names you like to receive mail for.
> >e.g.:
> >your-domain
> >machine.at.other.domain
> 
> I've been having a similar problem .. the message my local sendmail is
> returning is this:
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 553 conundrum.com config error: mail loops back to myself
> 554 <mattp@conundrum.com>... Local configuration error
> 
> I tried adding Fw/etc/sendmail.cw to my sendmail.cf file, then creating a
> sendmail.cw file that looks like this:
> 
> --
> ; domains to receive mail for
> ;
> 
> conundrum.com
> --
> 
> That doesn't work either .. same error.  Should the file look like this
> instead:  ?
> 
> --
> ; domains to receive mail for
> ;
> conundrum.com.  86400   MX      0 conundrum.com.
> conundrum.com.  86400   MX      10 mail.io.org.
> --
> 
> Someone suggested that with slightly different instructions (which didn't work
> either).
> 
> Any help is appreciated..
>   Matt
> --
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are you running to internet provider. It sounds like your
nameserver is messed up