Difference between revisions of "Allow Non-existent Domains"

Latest revision as of 09:07, 24 April 2018

Mail which comes from a non-existent domain is automatically refused for the reasons provided here.

If absolutely necessary, you can allow a specific unresolvable domain through by following these steps:

On every CanIt machine, edit /etc/mail/access. Right *ABOVE* the line that reads:
# DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE: CANIT MAY DELETE CHANGES BELOW THIS LINE
add a line like this (user domain in question):
From:this.example.com OK
On every CanIt machine, run:
make -C /etc/mail

/etc/init.d/sendmail restart

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-You can allow a specific unresolvable domain through by following these
+Mail which comes from a non-existent domain is automatically refused for the reasons provided [[Unresolvable Domain|here]].
+If absolutely necessary, you can allow a specific unresolvable domain through by following these
 steps:
-#On every CanIt machine, edit /etc/mail/access.  Right *ABOVE* the line that reads:
+<ol>
-<tt># DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE: CANIT MAY DELETE CHANGES BELOW THIS LINE</tt>
+<li>On every CanIt machine, edit /etc/mail/access.  Right *ABOVE* the line that reads:
-add the line:
+:<tt># DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE: CANIT MAY DELETE CHANGES BELOW THIS LINE</tt>
-<tt>gbtravel.americanexpress.com	OK</tt>
+add a line like this (user domain in question):
-#On every CanIt machine, run:  make -C /etc/mail
+:<tt>From:this.example.com	OK</tt>
+<li>On every CanIt machine, run:
+:<tt>make -C /etc/mail</tt>
+:<tt>/etc/init.d/sendmail restart</tt>
+</ol>
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