From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 1 03:29:08 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CCB416A4CE for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 03:29:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D388E43D1F for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 03:29:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rosewoodblues@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin01-en2 [10.13.10.146]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id j213T7ux012963; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:29:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.0.1.4] (c-24-98-140-190.atl.client2.attbi.com [24.98.140.190]) (authenticated bits=0)j213T42w028375; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:29:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20050228172340.J46834@wonkity.com> References: <20050225161127.GB55686@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> <20050227202639.GB9833@gothmog.gr> <6ecb12f5b29fa031d9210f1995a19546@mac.com> <20050227161826.L41045@wonkity.com> <36c31cd38eef659488feadba0eb44f08@mac.com> <04c9213d9cb3b4372e8b419a4598ec79@mac.com> <20050228172340.J46834@wonkity.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Ken Hawkins Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:29:02 -0500 To: Warren Block X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: complete rookie sendmail question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:29:08 -0000 thanks for all the help folks! it was a learning experience as always and the last link was a routing problem with the ISP. all is well now and mail is flowing smoothly..... thanks again! ken; On Feb 28, 2005, at 7:42 PM, Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Ken Hawkins wrote: > >> define(`SMART_HOST', `bhost1.broadjam.net') >> >> I am still timing out which leads me to believe it is a true issue of >> timing between the servers and NOT improper configuration on the box. >> If i understand everything now by uncommenting the SMART_HOST define >> and giving it our true mail server this should relay all mail >> generated and coming from and coming into the server to the actual >> mail server yes? > > No, all it does is tell your server to send outgoing mail through the > smarthost. Where to send incoming mail is decided by the sending > system. > >> I also now only have sendmail_enabl="YES" in rc.conf > > sendmail_enable="YES" > ^ > Close. > > I think your ISP is the next place to ask. They may have some sort of > authentication required to smarthost through them. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >