Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:35:47 -0700 (PDT) From: fbsd stable <fbsd_stable@yahoo.com> To: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail and relaying... Message-ID: <20000913043547.41652.qmail@web9007.mail.yahoo.com>
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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 fbsd stable tracker __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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