The problem is still unknown. But it doesn't on the surface appear to be
related
to sendmail. When we pointed sendmail to use another (Non NT) relay, the
mail
was forwarded without problems (nor without changing sendmail except for
the
name of the relay). Why it wont work with the NT is still a question.
George Gallen
ggallen_at_slackinc.com
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> 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
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> -------------------------
> <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
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> ---------------------------
> 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 Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:07:27 NZDT