I do not know if this issue has been answered yet, but is this not a sendmail.cf configuration parameter to send mail directly to a relay and not the localhost? The parameter I am reffering to is Smart relay host, here is an example from the sendmail.cf file - ---------------------------------- # "Smart" relay host (may be null) DSakmscet55.nzpost.co.nz ---------------------------------- Where akmscet55.nzpost.co.nz is the mail server. regards, Geoff. > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve > Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2004 8:59 a.m. > To: 'redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: RE: Mail not sending > > > The way redhat 8 onwards were setup - sendmail was set to listen on > localhost only by default (to minimise security problems) and > the "mail" > (/bin/mail) client was set to relay mail via localhost and let the > delivery daemon deal with it. This has advantages (more seemless > intergration with different MTA's etc) but will produce the > error you are > seeing is the sendmail daemon is not running for any reason. > > You can change the sendmail.cf and associated files such that this > behaviour no longer happens tho I havent bothered to look > into how to do > this and it may be more effort than it's worth. > > The hint here was the message "connection refused" which > tends to indicate > that you have turned off the sendmail daemon and hence no > connection to > localhost on port 25 can be established (this can also be the > result of > firewall rules) > > I'd suggest you turn your sendmail daemon back on.. > > -- > Steve. > > On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Christian Campbell wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to send mail from my RH8.0 box.The server I am > > > sending to is on > > > > my LAN. I've run tcpdump on the box that is sending the > > > mail, and I can't > > > > see that's it's making any attempt to send any mail. I can > > > telnet to the > > > > mail server on port 25 with no problem (and can see that > > > through tcpdump). > > > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > Look in your maillog? > > > > > > > Here's what I'm getting in my maillog: > > > > Feb 2 13:30:46 www2 sendmail[6659]: i12IUku6006659: > from=root, size=48, > > class=0, nrcpts=1, > msgid=<200402021830.i12IUku6006659@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > > relay=root@localhost > > Feb 2 13:30:46 www2 sendmail[6659]: i12IUku6006659: > > to=ccampbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, > > xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30043, relay=[127.0.0.1] > [127.0.0.1], > > dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] > > > > It seems like it's trying to send mail to itself? It > should be trying to > > send mail to the mail exchanger for brueggers.com which is > > mail.brueggers.com. > > > > Why is it trying to send to 127.0.0.1? > > > > Christian > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
