Question : Linux sendmail always going localhost?

Im running fedora 10. Dns works fine, but when i run :

i can telnet out of port 25 to any smtp server..so its not a port 25 issue

echo hello |sendmail -v bob@cox.net

or
mail -vv bob@cox.net

THer mail never gets delivered and here is what i get (its as if it trys my own email server, instead of going out to finding cox's).

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             [root@localhost config]# echo hello |sendmail -v bob@cox.net
bob@cox.net... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
220 localhost.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.3/8.14.3; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:25:52 -0600
>>> EHLO localhost.localdomain
250-localhost.localdomain Hello localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-PIPELINING
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE
250-DSN
250-ETRN
250-AUTH DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5
250-DELIVERBY
250 HELP
>>> MAIL From: SIZE=6 AUTH=root@localhost.localdomain
250 2.1.0 ... Sender ok
>>> RCPT To:
>>> DATA
250 2.1.5 ... Recipient ok
354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
>>> .
250 2.0.0 n1DJPqwp005392 Message accepted for delivery
bob@cox.net... Sent (n1DJPqwp005392 Message accepted for delivery)
Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]
>>> QUIT
221 2.0.0 localhost.localdomain closing connection

           
         

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Answer : Linux sendmail always going localhost?

Ok all the log you sent all its trying to sent email to localhost.

but i want to see log when its showing email outside

Open 2 window, in one windows execute this command

tail -f /var/log/maillog : this command will show realtime log

and from another window, execute this command

cat /etc/hosts | mail -s "test" bob@cox.net : its sent /etc/hosts file to your bob@cox.net

now you will have to show me the log for sending email to bob@cox.net

does it make sense ??