[ale] [Fwd: Returned mail: Local configuration error] (fwd)

[Gary Maltzen]

You have recursively looping rules, probably something that says

  @mail.wirelessoutlet.net -> @wirelessoutlet.net

but the MX for 'wirelessoutlet.net' points to 'mail.wirelessoutlet.net'

(i.e., you're trying to deliver the mail to the yourself)

You could change the mapping to

  @mail.wirelessoutlet.net -> @localhost

but a better solutions would be to make 'mail.wirelessoutlet.net'
an alternate name for the SMTP server

I generally see this crop up when using 'linuxconf'.

----- Original Message -----

> Does anyone know what is causing this sendmail error? I set up the box
> that this guy is trying to send from. It seems to run great. I imagine the
> error is on the recievers sendmail config but I thought I would ask as the
> error is saying that the mx loops back me. I have never seen this eror and
> was wondering if someone knew anything about it? Could it be on my end?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> Mail Delivery Subsystem wrote:
> >
> > The original message was received at Mon, 5 Jun 2000 10:25:35 GMT
> > from [63.92.164.194]
> >
> >    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> > <peterkusner at wirelessoutlet.com>
> >
> >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > 553 mail.wirelessoutlet.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX
problem?)
> > 554 <peterkusner at wirelessoutlet.com>... Local configuration error


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