Date: 15 Sep 1998 15:56:26 +0100 From: Graeme Brown <graeme.brown@bt-sys.bt.co.uk> To: Philippe Regnauld <regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk> Cc: "FreeBSD-Net (FreeBSD.Org) List" <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Sending email from FreeBSD Message-ID: <n1306247763.9655@maczebedee>
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Philippe Thanks for responding. >1) What do the maillogs say ? (tail -f /var/log/maillog is your friend) > 2) What does sendmail in test mode say ? > (try the following: >% sendmail -bt > ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked) > Enter <ruleset> <address> > > > ... and enter "3,0 your@email.address". What's the output ? I get % sendmail -bt ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked) Enter <ruleset> <address> > 3,0 graeme.brown@bt-sys.bt.co.uk rewrite: ruleset 3 input: graeme . brown @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk rewrite: ruleset 96 input: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk > rewrite: ruleset 96 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 0 input: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 199 input: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 199 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 98 input: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 98 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 198 input: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 input: < bt-sys . bt . co . uk > graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 input: bt-sys . < bt . co . uk > graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 input: bt-sys . bt . < co . uk > graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 input: bt-sys . bt . co . < uk > graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 90 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 95 input: < > graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 95 returns: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 198 returns: $# esmtp $@ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . $: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# esmtp $@ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . $: graeme . brown < @ bt-sys . bt . co . uk . > > > 3) What does "dig mx bt-sys.bt.co.uk" return on your machine ? dig returns % dig mx bt-sys.bt.co.uk ; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> mx bt-sys.bt.co.uk ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; Ques: 1, Ans: 3, Auth: 2, Addit: 7 ;; QUESTIONS: ;; bt-sys.bt.co.uk, type = MX, class = IN ;; ANSWERS: bt-sys.bt.co.uk. 86400 MX 10 mailhub.axion.bt.co.uk. bt-sys.bt.co.uk. 86400 MX 15 zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk. bt-sys.bt.co.uk. 86400 MX 20 relay.bt.net. ;; AUTHORITY RECORDS: bt-sys.bt.co.uk. 86400 NS roundabout.bt-sys.bt.co.uk. bt-sys.bt.co.uk. 86400 NS dns0.axion.bt.co.uk. ;; ADDITIONAL RECORDS: mailhub.axion.bt.co.uk. 86400 A 132.146.5.4 mailhub.axion.bt.co.uk. 86400 A 132.146.16.161 mailhub.axion.bt.co.uk. 86400 A 132.146.17.20 zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk. 86400 A 132.146.5.1 relay.bt.net. 496 A 194.72.6.60 roundabout.bt-sys.bt.co.uk. 86400 A 132.146.196.120 dns0.axion.bt.co.uk. 86400 A 132.146.5.1 ;; Total query time: 63 msec ;; FROM: freeb1.bt-sys.bt.co.uk to SERVER: default -- 132.146.5.1 ;; WHEN: Tue Sep 15 15:51:51 1998 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 33 rcvd: 278 % TIA Graeme Brown email : graeme.brown@bt-sys.bt.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________ To: Graeme Brown Cc: FreeBSD-Net (FreeBSD.Org) List From: Philippe Regnauld on Tue, Sep 15, 1998 3:35 pm Subject: Re: Sending email from FreeBSD RFC Header:Received: by maczebedee with ADMIN;15 Sep 1998 15:34:30 +0100 Received: from babelfish.axion.bt.co.uk by rambo with SMTP (PP); Tue, 15 Sep 1998 15:34:22 +0100 Received: from mail.ftf.dk by babelfish.axion.bt.co.uk (PP) with SMTP; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 15:30:16 +0100 Received: from mail.prosa.dk ([192.168.100.254]) by mail.ftf.dk (8.8.8/8.8.8/gw-ftf-1.0) with ESMTP id QAA22192; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:35:35 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk) Received: from deepo.prosa.dk (deepo.prosa.dk [192.168.100.10]) by mail.prosa.dk (8.8.8/8.8.5/prosa-1.1) with ESMTP id QAA24365; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:43:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from regnauld@localhost) by deepo.prosa.dk (8.8.8/8.8.5/prosa-1.1) id QAA01930; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:34:32 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <19980915163432.06431@deepo.prosa.dk> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:34:32 +0200 From: Philippe Regnauld <regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk> To: Graeme Brown <graeme.brown@bt-sys.bt.co.uk> Cc: "FreeBSD-Net (FreeBSD.Org) List" <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Sending email from FreeBSD References: <n1306252033.52741@maczebedee> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <n1306252033.52741@maczebedee>; from Graeme Brown on Tue, Sep 15, 1998 at 02:45:21PM +0100 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386 Phone: +45 3336 4148 Address: Ahlefeldtsgade 16, 1359 Copenhagen K, Denmark Organization: PROSA Graeme Brown writes: > > I have tried to send a test email to myself (graeme.brown@bt-sys.bt.co.uk) > which should be forwarded to my mail account on another system but it never > reaches the destination ! > > Can anyone elighten me as to what is wrong or what I need to check out ? 1) What do the maillogs say ? (tail -f /var/log/maillog is your friend) 2) What does sendmail in test mode say ? (try the following: % sendmail -bt ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked) Enter <ruleset> <address> > ... and enter "3,0 your@email.address". What's the output ? Try this from the host your are sending from. 3) What does "dig mx bt-sys.bt.co.uk" return on your machine ? We need more info to help you. -- -[ Philippe Regnauld / sysadmin / regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk / +55.4N +11.3E ]- The Internet is busy. Please try again later. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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