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Subject: Re: sendmail and relaying...
To: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
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--- Gary Kline <kline@tera.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 06:09:00PM -0400, Will
> Mitayai Keeso Rowe wrote:
> > 
> > A few suggestions if you haven't checked them
> already...
> > 
> > If you're now running sendmail 8.11, you need to
> rename sendmail.cw to
> > /etc/mail/local-host-names? Check that you did and
> that all domains you want
> > to accept mail for are in there.
> > 
> > What are you using in /etc/mail/access? Use the
> RELAY rather than OK (that
> > got me the first time).
> > 
> > You might want to read.. 
> /usr/src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README and
> > /etc/mail/README for more info on the SPAM stuff.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Mit
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf
> Of Gary Kline
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 2:30 PM
> > To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG; FreeBSD Mailing
> List
> > Subject: sendmail and relaying...
> > 
> 
> 
> 	I was just beginning to wade thru the cf/README--at
> David
> 	Wolfskill's suggestion--when Erin Fortinberry
> suggested that I
> 	check his sendmail config files.  I was using RELAY
> in my
> 	/etc/mail/access files and I had created the
> local-host-names
> 	file with my main and networked names.  But looking
> at Erin's
> 	files really shed the light.
> 
> 	In my case--everyone else's mileage will vary--I
> needed 
> 	/etc/mail/relay-domains, and in that file I needed
> the IP
> 	of tao.[tera|cray].com.  With this (plus a kill
> -HUP), mail
> 	to kline@thought.org works again.  
> 
> 	I've tested it from logins at toxic.magnesium.net
> and 
> 	muuz.deadbbs.com, so assume it will work from any
> valid site.
> 
> 	I'll say it again: the great thing about
> open-source is that
> 	people help one another.  With that, thanks to
> everybody!
> 
> 	gary
> 

the issue on relaying on sendmail is quite old...and
is not OS specific.. see:
http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.27


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