Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 18:11:54 +1000 From: "Walker, Greg (DiData)" <Greg.Walker@riotinto.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD Ver4.6 and Sendmail SMTP Relay Problem? Message-ID: <3CC0582A63BE51479ED9699B86334961998F28@tsmmail1.corp.riotinto.org>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-297f29f3-9a28-4c00-bade-3f0f43cc45ee Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C233B2.F04FAB29" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C233B2.F04FAB29 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Guys, =20 Am not sure if this is the appropriate forum....but am.... =20 Having major problems with Sendmail and FreeBSD Version 4.6 (standard installation). Am I missing something...as this was working under Version 4.4? =20 Any assistance would be greatly appreciated... =20 Am using the "sendmail.cf" to send all SMTP email to a configured SMTP relay. I can telnet port25 and perform a manual connect. =20 DNS is configured correctly (nslookup resolves). However am using a split DNS (acme.org and acme.com). With acme.com being external =20 Am wishing to send all mail to my internal SMTP email server (using a relay method). This was working under FreeBSD 4.4! =20 ************************************************************************ ****** </etc/mail/sendmail.cf> =20 # "Smart" relay host (may be null) DSmymailserver.acme.org =20 Here is the output from a basic email test: =20 coremonitor02$ mail -v test.user@acme.com Subject: test test . EOT riotinto.com: Name server timeout test.user @acme.com... Transient parse error -- message queued for future delivery test.user @acme.com... queued =20 I can fix the Name server timeout by using a service.switch file. It appears that FreeBSD 4.6 sendmail always looks for a suitable MX record even though a SMTP relay has been hard=3Dcoded?? =20 </etc/mail/service.switch> hosts files aliases files =20 I then get the following: =20 coremonitor02$ mail -v test.user@acme.com Subject: test test . EOT test.user @acme.com... Transient parse error -- message queued for future delivery test.user @acme.com... queued =20 Any ideas????? =20 Cheers, =20 Greg=20 P.S. 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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Having major problems with = <span class=3DSpellE>Sendmail</span> and FreeBSD Version 4.6 (standard = installation).</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Am I missing something…as = this was working under Version 4.4?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Any assistance would be greatly = appreciated…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Am using the “<span = class=3DSpellE>sendmail.cf</span>” to send all SMTP email to a configured SMTP relay.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I can telnet port25 and perform = a manual connect.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>DNS is configured correctly (<span = class=3DSpellE>nslookup</span> resolves).<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>However am = using a split DNS (acme.org and acme.com).<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = </span>With acme.com being external<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Am wishing to send all mail = to my internal SMTP email server (using a relay = method).</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This was working under FreeBSD = 4.4!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>******************************************************= ************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'></etc/mail/<span = class=3DSpellE>sendmail.cf</span>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'># "Smart" relay host (may be = null)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div style=3D'border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext = 3.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 9.0pt 0cm'> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:dotted = windowtext 3.0pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 9.0pt 0cm'><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DSmymailserver.acme.org<o:p>= </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Here is the output from a basic email = test:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>coremonitor02$ mail -v = test.user@acme.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Subject: test<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>test</span></font></span><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p= > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>EOT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>riotinto.com: Name server = timeout<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>test.user</span></font></spa= n><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> @acme.com... Transient parse error -- message queued for future = delivery<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font = size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>test.user</span></font></spa= n></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> @acme.com... queued<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>I can fix the Name server timeout by using a <span class=3DSpellE>service.switch</span> file.<span = style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It appears that FreeBSD 4.6 <span class=3DSpellE>sendmail</span> = always looks for a suitable MX record even though a SMTP relay has been = hard=3Dcoded??<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'></etc/mail/<span = class=3DSpellE>service.switch</span>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>hosts</span></font></span><f= ont size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = </span>files<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>aliases</span></font></span>= <font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = files<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>I then get the = following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>coremonitor02$ mail -v = test.user@acme.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Subject: test<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>test</span></font></span><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p= > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>EOT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>test.user</span></font></spa= n><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> @acme.com... Transient parse error -- message queued for future = delivery<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font = size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>test.user</span></font></spa= n></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> @acme.com... queued<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Any = ideas?????</span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p= > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Greg <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>P.S.<span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Am not a = complete UNIX buff, so please be kind.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = </span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> =00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C233B2.F04FAB29-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-297f29f3-9a28-4c00-bade-3f0f43cc45ee-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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