mail error

[David Hajoglou]

I used the config example in the DNS-HOWTO, but I am getting an error with
mailing.  I have an MX record and refer mailhost to a CNAME record, but I
get a config error that states there is a relay problem.  I am very
confused.

Below are the log data (running rh60 with named 8.2 Wed Mar 31 10:57:12
EST 1999 :/usr/src/bs/BUILD/bind-8.2/src/bin/named)

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this is in the return message when I send a message:

----- Transcript of session follows -----
553 mailhost.asksimon.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX
problem?)
554 <hojo at asksimon.com>... Local configuration error

    [ Part 2: "Delivery Status" ]

Reporting-MTA: dns; gateway1.asksimon.com
Received-From-MTA: DNS; [206.165.220.1]
Arrival-Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 14:54:46 -0600

Final-Recipient: RFC822; hojo at asksimon.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.5.0
Remote-MTA: DNS; mailhost.asksimon.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 14:54:47 -0600
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This is in my /var/log/maillog
Oct 26 14:59:07 gateway1 sendmail[2842]: OAA02842:
from=<hojo at greenland.i-tel.com>, size=431, class=0, pri=30431, nrcpts=1,
msgid=<Pine.LNX.4.10.9910261405060.17908-100000 at greenland.i-tel.com>,
proto=ESMTP, relay=IDENT:hojo@[206.165.220.1]
Oct 26 14:59:07 gateway1 sendmail[2844]: OAA02842: SYSERR(root):
mailhost.asksimon.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
Oct 26 14:59:07 gateway1 sendmail[2844]: OAA02842: to=<hojo at asksimon.com>, 
delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, relay=mailhost.asksimon.com. [63.225.118.57],
stat=Local configuration error
Oct 26 14:59:07 gateway1 sendmail[2844]: OAA02842: OAA02844: DSN: Local
configuration error
Oct 26 14:59:07 gateway1 sendmail[2845]: NOQUEUE: Null connection from
IDENT:root at gateway1.asksimon.com [63.225.118.57]
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And, this is (one of) my named file:

; Authoritative data for asksimon.com
;
$TTL    86400
@               IN      SOA     gateway1.asksimon.com. dns.asksimon.com. (
                                1999102603      ; Serial (yymmddxx)
                                3H              ; Refresh 3 hours
                                1H              ; Retry   1 hour
                                1000H           ; Expire  1000 hours
                                24H)            ; Minimum 1 day
                NS      gateway1
                MX      110     mailhost

localhost       A       127.0.0.1
gateway1        A       63.225.118.57
www             A       63.225.118.60

dns             CNAME   gateway1
mailhost        CNAME   gateway1

twig            A       63.225.118.58