Subject: Re: Problems with qmail...
From: Jon Reynolds (jonr@ninestar.com)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 09:35:05 AKDT
On Mon, 2003-04-28 at 22:24, David J. Weller-Fahy wrote:
> More specifically, with the program dnsfq that is installed with qmail.
> If someone could give me some feedback on my tinydns data file, to
> ensure that the DNS portion is setup correctly, then I'll get on with
> the next step (figuring out what else is wrong! ;).
>
> When running '/var/qmail/configure/config' I get:
>
> #v+
> Your hostname is eeyore.weller-fahy.com.
> hard error
> Sorry, I couldn't find your host's canonical name in DNS.
> You will have to set up control/me yourself.
> #v-
>
> My 'data' file consists of:
>
> #v+
> # fake root nameserver
> ..:192.168.1.4:a:259200
> # name of authoritative nameserver
> .weller-fahy.com::ns1.weller-fahy.com
> .weller-kin.com::ns1.weller-fahy.com
> # mail exchangers
> @weller-fahy.com::mail.weller-fahy.com
> @weller-kin.com::mail.weller-kin.com
> # firewall
> =slug.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.1
> # old server
> =pogo.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.2
> # server machine
> =eeyore.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.3
> # aliases for use with ntpd and http servers
> +time.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.3
> +www.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.3
> # name server ip (aliased on same server as eeyore)
> =ns1.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.4
> # aliases for use with qmail and https server
> +mail.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.4
> +mail.weller-kin.com:192.168.1.4
> +www.weller-kin.com:192.168.1.4
> # computers
> =pooh.weller-fahy.com:192.168.1.10
> #v-
>
> This DNS server will ONLY be used within my LAN, not outside. One of
> the multitude of pages I've read recently mentioned that when setting up
> a private DNS server, you have to have a root nameserver. The other
> stuff should be fairly clear. Oh, and 192.168.1.3 is the actual IP of
> the NIC in that computer, 192.168.1.4 is aliased on startup. DNScache
> runs on .3, tinydns on .4.
>
> So, any suggestions, critiques, statements along the lines of, "Why in
> the world did you do it *that* way," are more than welcome. ;]
David, instead of trying to let configure setup your control files, use
config-fast '/var/qmail/bin/./config-fast eeyore.weller-fahy.com'. This
will create the necessary control files that you need.
Jon
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