Sendmail problem

From: George Gallen <ggallen_at_slackinc.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 13:16:36 -0400

We currently have DU 3.2c with Sendmail v 5.65v3.2c. If we were to
upgrade
to the latest Sendmail version, are there scripts similar to mailsetup
that will
configure it, or will the entire configuration file have to be created
by hand?

We have been trying to use an NT as a hub for our alpha system. The NT
doesn't
like forwarding the mail it gets from the alpha. Our PC's have no
problem
sending mail out to the internet using the smtp of the NT. I have tried
using
the -v option, everything looks ok, the NT says it's sending the mail.

<sample interaction>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
mailx -v ggallen_at_slackinc.com
Subject: test
this is a test
.
EOT
ggallen_at_slackinc.com... Connecting to slackinc.com (smtpr)...
220 www2.slackinc.com Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service
5.0.1458.49 ready
>>> HELO alpha
250 OK
>>> MAIL From:<george>
250 OK - mail from <george>
>>> RCPT To:<ggallen_at_slackinc.com>
250 OK - Recipient <ggallen_at_slackinc.com>
>>> DATA
354 Send data. End with CRLF.CRLF
>>> .
250 OK
>>> QUIT
221 closing connection
ggallen_at_slackinc.com... Sent
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-------------------------
<headers on receipt at the PC>
Received: from ALPHA by www2.slackinc.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange
Internet Mail Service Version 5.0.1458.49)
        id VBK7BHKK; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:44:37 -0400
Received: by alpha; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/07Oct97-0132PM)
        id AA21443; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:50:16 -0400
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:50:16 -0400
From: George Gallen <george>
Message-Id: <9710171650.AA21443_at_alpha>
To: ggallen_at_slackinc.com
Subject: test
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Both the alpha & the NT are on the same subnet, everyting works fine if
the domain is _at_slackinc.com, but when I want to send
outside of our network, I get the following error:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------
<error received if I attempt to email someone from the alpha>
person_at_somewhere.com on 10/17/97 9:50:14 AM
            Unable to deliver the message due to a communications
failure
            MSEXCH:IMS:SLACK:Monaco:WWW2 0 (000C05A6) Unknown Recipient
-

<error received if I attempt to email someone from my pc that doesn't
exist>
someone_at_alpha on 10/17/97 12:53:50 PM
            The recipient name is not recognized
            MSEXCH:IMS:SLACK:Monaco:WWW2 3550 (000B0981) 550
<someone_at_alpha>... Addressee unknown
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Is there anyway to track down that "communications failure" further?
What would be the difference between
an unknown recipient & addressee unknown? It always says unknown
recipient even when the email address
is a valid one.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I'm only on the first
couple chapters
of SENDMAIL (O'Rielly) book. One thing I did notice, in the book, they
mention the
use of Mhub, whereas in my alpha.cf/sendmail.cf Msmtpr is used? Is this
a difference
between the old & new sendmail? Could this be my problem of giving a bad
recipient?

Too many questions, so little time.
Thanx
George Gallen
ggallen_at_slackinc.com
Received on Fri Oct 17 1997 - 20:38:17 NZDT

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