Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway

[George Bell <gbell5@xxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 18 May 2004 09:38, Simon Perry wrote:
> Williams, Chris wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a problem with my mail-to-fax gatway.  I can send faxes from
> > the command line no probs ut I can't get send mail to send mails to
> > sendfax.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have tried the instructions in the mailfax.sh-sendmail file to no
> > avail I have also tried the instructions here
> > http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2000-08/msg00495.php still no good the
> > mail server is just saying
> >
> >
> >
> > stat=Host unknown (Name server: 12345678.fax.: host not found)
> >
> >
> >
> > so it is obviously trying to dns look up 12345678.fax which it is not
> > going to find?
>
> Chris,
>
> It sounds like your MTA is doing a DNS lookup before it encounters your
> new fax rules. Make sure that your new fax rule is the first rule
> sendmail is checking.
>
I'd also make sure  the .fax pseudodomain is properly configured  in 
"sendmail.cf".  It is a line:
"CPFAX"

George


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