Sendmail: mail is returned

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S.u.S.E. version: 4.4

Symptom:

Mails are returned with approximately the following error message:
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 06:52:57 +0100
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem 
Subject: Returned mail: Local configuration error
To: 
To: postmaster@suse.de

The original message was received at Thu, 16 Jan 1997 06:52:57 +0100
from root@Pythagoras.gs10.suse.de [192.168.100.15]

   ----- The following addresses had delivery problems -----
  (unrecoverable error)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
554 MX list for 193.141.17.193.suse.de. points back to Galois.suse.de
554 ... Local configuration error

Cause:

No computer name, but an IP address was declared either as smarthost or relayhost.

Solution:

Enter a name, or write the IP numbers in brackets. The nameserver will change by this. Example:
Keywords: SENDMAIL, SMARTHOST, REWLAYHOST, RELAYHOST, SENDMAIL.CF, SMTP, POINTS BACK TO, MX, DELIVERY PROBLEMS

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