Strange, firstly uninstall and reinstall the sendmail package, then try the m4 macro tool again to create your submit.cf file. Then try the "sendmail -v" command again. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan Sundar Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 3:52 a.m. To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: sendmail configuration Gef, i am trying to configure sendmail on our brand new Linux server. Its in RHEL AS 4 update 8. No it didnt workkearlier. Kindly let me know if I had do change any config parameters? -Kalyan On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Geofrey Rainey <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Parse error - that's strange, perhaps your configuration file is > mangled. > > When did you install sendmail? What version? What OS? Has sendmail ever > worked on this server before? Who has tried to configure it before? > > It should look something like this: > > [root@server logs]# sendmail -v user@domain > Subject: test > . > user@xxxxxxxxx Connecting to smtp.domain via relay... > 220 server.domain ESMTP Postfix > >>> EHLO server.domain > 250-server.domain > 250-PIPELINING > 250-SIZE 10240000 > 250-VRFY > 250-ETRN > 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES > 250-8BITMIME > 250 DSN > >>> MAIL From:<user@domain> SIZE=14 > 250 2.1.0 Ok > >>> RCPT To:<user@domain> > >>> DATA > 250 2.1.5 Ok > 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF> > >>> . > 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 09D08754F9 > user@xxxxxxxxx Sent (Ok: queued as 09D08754F9) > Closing connection to smtp.domain > >>> QUIT > 221 2.0.0 Bye > [root@server logs]# > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan Sundar > Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 3:07 a.m. > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: sendmail configuration > > Gef, > below command throws an error: > > sendmail -v > kalyan.sundu@<domain_name>.com<kalyan.sundu@%3Cdomain_name%3E.com> > <domain name>.com: Name server timeout > kalyan.sundu@<domain_name>.com <kalyan.sundu@%3Cdomain_name%3E.com>... > Transient parse error -- message queued for future delivery > > Thanks, > kalyan > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Geofrey Rainey > <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > Please past the output of this command: > > > > Sendmail -v username@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: test > > . > > > > > > (ie, -v will give verbose output, type in the Subject line as shown, > and > > then on the newline, put a period character, and push enter, then it > > should > > Start the connection and you'll get the output. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan Sundar > > Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 2:34 a.m. > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: Re: sendmail configuration > > > > Gef, > > Please find the o/p below: > > > > > > telnet mx 25 > > Trying 192.168.5.26... > > Connected to mx.<domain>.com (192.168.5.26). > > Escape character is '^]'. > > 220 mx.<domain>.com ESMTP Postfix > > Thanks, > > Kalyan > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Geofrey Rainey > > <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > Please confirm that you can talk to the relay server on port 25. You > > can > > > use the telnet program to do this: > > > > > > # telnet mailserver 25 > > > > > > - you should get a banner, please paste the output here. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan Sundar > > > Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:59 a.m. > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > Subject: Re: sendmail configuration > > > > > > Gef, > > > Even the sendmail.cf reflects the same value. > > > > > > -kalyan > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Geofrey Rainey > > > <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > > > Okay, and what is the value in your sendmail.cf? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan Sundar > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:53 a.m. > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > Subject: Re: sendmail configuration > > > > > > > > below is the entry i got in submit.cf . I have just blanked out > > domain > > > > name. > > > > > > > > # "Smart" relay host (may be null) > > > > DSmx.<domainname>.com > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kalyan > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Geofrey Rainey > > > > <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Please paste here exactly what the "DS" directive line says in > > > > > submit.cf. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan > Sundar > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:12 a.m. > > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > Subject: Re: sendmail configuration > > > > > > > > > > Hi Gef, > > > > > Thanks once again. > > > > > > > > > > yes... after the configuration mailer=esmtp got changed to > > > > mailer=relay > > > > > but > > > > > the relay is still pointing to root@localhost > > > > > > > > > > relay=root@localhost . How do I point relay to my smtp server. > > > kindly > > > > > advice. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > kalyan > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Geofrey Rainey > > > > > <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > After you've made those changes, search inside the newly > created > > > > file > > > > > > for: > > > > > > > > > > > > # "Smart" relay host (may be null) > > > > > > DSrelay-name.domain.com <http://dsrelay-name.domain.com/> < > http://dsrelay-name.domain.com/> < > > http://dsrelay-name.domain.com/> < > > > http://dsrelay-name.domain.com/> < > > > > http://dsrelay-name.domain.com/> < > > > > > http://dsrelay-name.domain.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > What do you find? > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan > > Sundar > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:29 p.m. > > > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > > Subject: Re: sendmail configuration > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Gef, > > > > > > Thanks a lot for your inputs. > > > > > > > > > > > > I made below mentioned changes to the submit.mc and configured > > > > > > submit.cf. > > > > > > > > > > > > But still the sendmail uses the relay=root@localhost and the > > > > > stat=queued > > > > > > , > > > > > > mailer=esmtp. > > > > > > > > > > > > yes, I just need to send mails .please let me know if i am > > missing > > > > any > > > > > > other > > > > > > configurations > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > kalyan > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Geofrey Rainey > > > > > > <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you using mail to both receive and send, or only send? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you're using it to only send mail, then do the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Go to /etc/mail, here you should find a file called > submit.mc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edit this file and update the parameter and add something > like > > > > this > > > > > > > anywhere to the file: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > define('SMART_HOST','relay.domain.com')dnl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And if there's an entry containing something like 'SMTP', > > > > > '127.0.0.1' > > > > > > > etc, comment it out by preceding it with dnl (or removing it > > or > > > > > > > whatever). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then type the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # m4 submit.mc > submit.cf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (You'll need to ensure two packages are installed for this, > > > > > > sendmail-cf > > > > > > > and m4) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you're using sendmail to receive mail, submit > > sendmail.mc/cf > > > > for > > > > > > each > > > > > > > submit.mc/cf above, then restart sendmail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kalyan > > > Sundar > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 10:58 p.m. > > > > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > > > Subject: sendmail configuration > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > I am trying to configure sendmail on Linux server. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After the configuration the maillog show below message: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sep 15 12:19:30 ebizrep sendmail[31924]: n8F8GoWo031924: > > > > from=root, > > > > > > > size=70, > > > > > > > class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=< > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 200909150817.n8F8H5Us031927@<servername>.domain.com<200909150817.n8F8H5U > > > > > > > s031927@%3Cservername%3E.domain.com <http://3e.domain.com/> < > http://3e.domain.com/> > < > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > > > > http://3e.domain.com/>>>, > > > > > > > relay=root@localhost > > > > > > > Sep 15 12:19:30 ebizrep sendmail[31924]: n8F8GoWo031924: > > > > > > > to=<mail_id>@<domain>.com > <to=%3Cmail_id%3E@%3Cdomain%3E.com>, > > > > > > > delay=00:02:40, mailer=esmtp, pri=30070, dsn=4.4.3, > > stat=queued > > > > > > > Sep 15 12:19:45 ebizrep sendmail[31927]: n8F8H5Us031927: > > > > from=root, > > > > > > > size=83, > > > > > > > class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=< > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 200909150817.n8F8H5Us031927@<servername>.domain.com<200909150817.n8F8H5U > > > > > > > s031927@%3Cservername%3E.domain.com <http://3e.domain.com/> < > http://3e.domain.com/> > < > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > > > http://3e.domain.com/> < > > > > > > http://3e.domain.com/>>>, > > > > > > > relay=root@localhost > > > > > > > Sep 15 12:19:45 ebizrep sendmail[31927]: n8F8H5Us031927: > > > > > > > to=<mail_id>@<domain>.com > <to=%3Cmail_id%3E@%3Cdomain%3E.com>, > > > > > > > delay=00:02:40, mailer=esmtp, pri=30083, dsn=4.4.3, > > stat=queued > > > > > > > The mail status is showing as queued which makes me think > that > > > > the > > > > > > > sendmail > > > > > > > configuarion is not properly done. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > how to I make the existing mail=esmtp to mailer=relay and > > > > > > > relay=root@localhost to relay=<smtpserver.domain.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am new to this topic. 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