At 9:45 AM +1100 12/1/06, Saxvik, Ben wrote:
I verified that sendmail was running and it was. I then proceeded to /etc/hosts file and found that the loopback address for the machine was incorrect. Instead of the address being 127.0.0.1 it was ::1. Once I change it back it was all sweet.
The 127.0.0.1 address is IPv4 localhost, while ::1 is IPv6 localhost. So, technically both forms are correct, and which one is preferred will depend on which version of the IP stack is loaded on your machine, and which IP addresses are assigned to your machine.
You need to check with your network administrator before you make a change like this.
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