Alternatively, perhaps it does, but your DNS server address is wrong.
Here's how to test it. Type in as follows.
nslookup
server 204.146.247.41
set q=MX
kitty.n7vvl.ampr.org
This will return either the MX record for kitty, or an error message.
Neil
On Friday, October 09, 1998 5:09 PM, Willy Peake [SMTP:wlpeake@ibm.net]
wrote:
> I'm a new Linux user but having a lot of fun.
>
> My problem is not all programs use the hosts file.
> Ping, telnet and some others do. They find the second
> computer [kitty.n7vvl.ampr.org] fine.
>
> But programs like sendmail and host don't. When I send a message
> to user@kitty, in the var/log/messages file, sendmail correctly forms
> machine name to kitty.n7vvl.ampr.org and then says it can't find it.
>
> I have these files set up:
>
> hosts:
> 192.168.13.1 thunder.n7vvl.ampr.org thunder
> 192.168.13.13 kitty.n7vvl.ampr.org kitty
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.n7vvl.ampr.org localhost
>
> host.conf:
> order hosts,bind
> multi on
>
> resolv.conf:
> search n7vvl.ampr.org
> nameserver 204.146.247.41
>
> It seems like it picks up the info from the resolv.conf file
> but doesn't make connect to hosts file.
>
> I think the routing table is working because of ping kitty does work.
>
> Slackware 3.5, 2.0.34
>
> Some help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Willy Peake (A trying to be rid of windows user or at least co-exist)
> wlpeake@ibm.net
>
>
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