[NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail config question

[Wayne Dahl]

I've got a question about a possible sendmail config issue.  When this
machine is set up for DHCP, it comes up with the name of the machine as
the connection name.  When I have it configured for a static IP, it
comes up as the machine name, which I have as newcomputer (not original,
I know).  

Here's the question.  When the machine is booting up and it gets to the
place it's initializing sendmail, if it's DHCP, sendmail and
sendmail-client come right up and the system goes on to the next
service.  When the machine is set up for the static IP and comes up as
newcomputer, it hangs on sendmail and sendmail-client for a long time
during bootup.  I imagine sendmail is having to resolve the machine name
(at least, that's what I've thought it was).  Is there some config file
where I can specify the machine name so sendmail and sendmail-client
will start faster?

Thanks,

Wayne