> -----Original Message----- > From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Stephen > John Smoogen > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 3:12 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Mail has quit working > > On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 18:16, TE Dukes <tdukes at palmettoshopper.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of > Stephen > > > John Smoogen > > > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 3:58 PM > > > To: CentOS mailing list > > > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Mail has quit working > > > > > > On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 14:15, TE Dukes <tdukes at palmettoshopper.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > #hosts: db files nisplus nis dns > > > > hosts: dns files myhostname > > > > > > > > > > ^^^ that's probably broke also. > > > hosts: files dns > > > > > > That should be it. Putting dns first works if you can guarentee that > > > DNS works fine all the time but if your DNS caches that localhost > > > doesn't exist then /etc/hosts isn't used. > > > > > > > aliases: files nisplus > > > > > > since you are doing email > > > > > > aliases: files > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Stephen J Smoogen. > > Hello, > > > > Made those changes and rebooted. No change. Still times out. > > > > OK in that case something is really taking your system for a ride. I > would check to see if that 71.28.79.87 is your 'public' ip address > with My ip has changed since I ran telnet localhost 25 as I rebooted my router. But it is correctly reporting the IP. > > curl -4 icanhazip.com > > if it is then something from named or some other utility is > translating localhost for you. host -v localhost might give you more > information on what is giving lookups crazy answers > > [smooge at linode01 ~]$ host -v localhost > Trying "localhost.members.linode.com" > Trying "localhost.smoogespace.com" > Trying "localhost" > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10855 > ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;localhost. IN A > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > localhost. 10800 IN A 127.0.0.1 > > Received 55 bytes from 66.228.53.5#53 in 0 ms > Trying "localhost" > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 2461 > ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;localhost. IN MX > > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: > localhost. 10800 IN SOA localhost. nobody.invalid. 1 3600 1200 604800 10800 > > > > -- > Stephen J Smoogen. Results from host -v localhost: Trying "localhost.palmettodomains.com" ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 12975 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;localhost.palmettodomains.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: localhost.palmettodomains.com. 60 IN A 162.40.201.5 Received 63 bytes from 166.102.165.13#53 in 35 ms Trying "localhost.palmettodomains.com" ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 60995 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;localhost.palmettodomains.com. IN AAAA ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: palmettodomains.com. 628 IN SOA ns2.no-ip.com. hostmaster.no-ip.com. 2015063193 10800 1800 604800 1800 Received 104 bytes from 166.102.165.13#53 in 28 ms Trying "localhost.palmettodomains.com" ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 62881 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;localhost.palmettodomains.com. IN MX ;; ANSWER SECTION: localhost.palmettodomains.com. 1720 IN MX 5 mail.palmettodomains.com. Received 68 bytes from 166.102.165.13#53 in 29 ms Looks like my domainname has been appended unless you left your off. Thanks!!