Problems with sendmail and access database?

[Knute Johnson]

Raquel wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:33:32 -0800
> Knute Johnson <knute2009 at knutejohnson.com> wrote:
> 
>> I've got sendmail 8.14.3 running on a new ubuntu 8.10 server 
>> installation.  I just converted over from Fedora and I've found a
>> few differences.  I have several domain names but only want to
>> receive mail on two of them.  I put the two that I don't want into
>> my access file with a;
>>
>> To:domain.com    REJECT
>>
>> but mail comes through anyway.  This worked fine on my Fedora setup
>> so there must be some subtle difference with ubuntu that I don't
>> know about.  The sendmail.mc files are pretty much the same between
>> systems.
>>
>> Any ideas where to start looking?  Thanks,
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Knute Johnson
>>
> 
> Have you read the /etc/mail/access file?  It gives good examples of
> how to block mail.  
> 
> hint(It may be with your "To:domain.com")
> 

Thanks Raquel.  It turns out the problem was my /etc/hosts file.  I had 
all the valid domains listed for the IP address.  This caused the 
envelope to be rewritten to a valid address before the access database 
was checked.  I took those out and it appears to work just fine now.

-- 

Knute Johnson

"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge 
to rule."

   H.L. Mencken