Hi, Experts:
With the help of you, the mail server in My Digital Unix 4.0E can send mail to my NT mail server now.
Thank all of you very much! More thanks to Mr. Phil Baldwin, I followed his advice at the first and it works.
Origin Question:
We are using Digital Unix 4.0E. Our mail server is base on MS NT4.0 and Exchange 5.0.
I want to know how to config mail server in Digital Unix, So I can let the system send mail to my mail
box on the NT when there is some thing need me to notice. We had not config NIS in digital unix.
So, would you please give me the detail procedure how to config the mail server in Digital Unix?(If it
need NIS to be set, then please tell me how to set it too.)
Answers:
Mr. Baldwin (baldwinp_at_eurodis.com ):
We use sendmail. This should be installed on your system. If not, I
believe it is on the OS distribution CD. In order for this to work, you need
to configure it in sendmail.cf (normally in /var/adm/sendmail). I've
enclosed a 'copy' of ours. You need to change the bits for <<your domain
name>>, <<your NTserver hostname>>.
The references to sendmail.cR and sendmail.hosts are to prevent
illicit relaying using the SMTP port by unscrupulous spammers.
sendmail.cR contains a list of permitted hosts that can relay (LAN
servers etc.)
sendmail.hosts contains a list of permitted sub-domain names (eg
fsmith_at_xxx.midea.com.cn)
Hope this helps in some way... <<sendmail.cf>>
The main modify of file /var/adm/sendmail/sendmail.cf is:
# Other local host names
Dw<<Insert your domain name>>
Cwlocalhost
Dz<<NT Server hostname >>
# major relay mailer (NOTE: same as $w)
DG<< Insert your domain name>>
# major relay host
#DRIBM_Mail_X
DR<< Insert your ISP's mail server eg post.xxxxx.co.uk>>
#DR
Dj$w
Then I tried and encounter the new problem as following:
> I had tried by add the following settings in the file.
> *****
> Dwmdmc2.11idemo
> Dzmidea.com.cn
> DG<< mdmc2.11idemo>>
> DRmidea.com.cn
> *****
> There is the definition of midea.com.cn and mdmc2.11idemo in the file
> /etc/hosts.
>
> But after I execute the following command:
> #mailx zhaohl_at_midea.com.cn
> It mailed me the following mail.
>
> ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> zhaohl_at_midea.com.cn
>
> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> .. while talking to midea.com.cn:
> >>> MAIL From:<root_at_<<mdmc2.11idemo>>> SIZE=41
> <<< 553 malformed address: <root_at_<<mdmc2.11idemo>>> SIZE=41
> 501 zhaohl_at_midea.com.cn... Data format error
>
> ----- Message header follows -----
>
> Need your further help.
Then, Mr.Baldwin point out my mistake:
You don't want the double <<,>> in the file. Sorry, for not making it
clear....
After I had changed as his advice, it solved! I can send mail from my unix server to my NT mail server now.
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Mr. Hajnik (Ferenc Hajnik, FHajnik_at_suzuki.hu) replied me very soon too. He adviced:
You mustn't configure a NIS server.
If you use graphical interface then configure the mail as client. Write into
the fill-in your email server hostname. If you haven't got a graphical
interface then simpy add the following lines into yor sendmail.cf:
# name exported on external internet mail
DWemailservername
# Fake hosts in my domain
R$+ $#smtpr $_at_email $:$1 all other mail; gw
And when I encounted the new problem, he adviced:
You must configure your email server to route the mails. If you use
Exchange(we use it with more than 400 users) you can write in the domain
names where you want to send mails into the Exchange Server Administrator.
I think it is needed for me to send mails to Unix Server routed by NT server.
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Mr. Araujo (Guilherme Teixeira de Araujo <garaujo_at_usiminas.com.br>) send a detail mail to me too. But because of different time-zone. When I read the mail, the problem had been solved with the advice of Mr. Baldwin (baldwinp_at_eurodis.com ).
I will try Mr. Araujo's advice later.
Thank you, Mr. Araujo.
I am sending the steps that I used to configure unix 4.0d to
communicate with my exchange server.
Bindsetup
Add
usiminas.com.br
Client
Hostname bind server : usiminasd01 --> wins
server name
Ip : 123.100.1.245 --> wins
server ip
Adicionar no hosts : Y
Order : 1
Change hostname : No
Mailsetup
Quick : No
Host definition : uipa01b12 -->
server name
Default Values : Y [ usiminasd01.usiminas.com.br ] --> wins
server name
Domain definition : usiminas.com.br
Top level : usiminas.com.br
General purpose relay : uipa01m02.usiminas.com.br -->
exchange server name
Tcp
2 [ mail hub-no ]
Format : tpc-3
N [ user aliases ]
Y [ aliases local ]
N [ uucp ]
N [ dec ]
N [ umc ]
N [ nick ]
Y
· Include in \etc\hosts
· 123.100.0.252 uipa01m02.usiminas.com.br uipa01m02 -->
exchange server name
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Mr. Richardson (pricha - Phil Richardson <PRICHA_at_acxiom.co.uk>) Suggested:
check out the mailsetup command
I will try it later. Thanks!
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Mr. Pat ("O'Brien, Pat" <pobrien_at_mitidata.com>) Suggested:
run mailconfig
select client, and add using exchange as the relay system, and remove all
other mail server/standalone configs
I will try it later. Thanks!
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Mr. Dewhurst ("Dewhurst, Cy" <cy.dewhurst_at_rbch-tr.swest.nhs.uk>) give me another option for send mails.
I will try it later. Thanks!
And at the same time, I will forward Mr. Baldwin (baldwinp_at_eurodis.com ) 's mails to him.
The following is his advice:
Yeuch... sendmail!
I never could get it to work. You might have more joy with qmail
(www.qmail.org). Alternatively, you could do it raw using a script like
the following, you'll need expect. The script (mailit2) should be
called with:
cat mymessage | mailit2 fromaddress zhaohl_at_midea.com.cn "This is where
the summary goes"
You'll need to define a host called mailserver in /etc/hosts or change
the mailserver in the script.
smtp should also be defined as port 25 in /etc/services.
SCRIPT STARTS HERE--->
#!/bin/sh
cat - <<EXPECT > /tmp/mailit2.expect
#!/usr/local/bin/expect -f
# Script: mailit
# Date: 17/5/2000
# Purpose:
# This script mails a recipient using SMTP
#if {[fork]!=0} exit
#disconnect
set timeout 10
spawn telnet mailserver smtp
send "HELO\r"
expect "250 OK"
send "MAIL FROM: $1\r"
expect "250 OK mail - from ($1)"
send "RCPT TO: $2\r"
expect "250 OK - Recipient ($2)"
send "DATA\r"
expect "354 Send data. End with CRLF.CRLF"
send "From: automailer\r"
send "Subject: $3\r"
send "\r"
EXPECT
echo "send \"\c" >> /tmp/mailit2.expect
cat - | while read FLINE; do
echo "$FLINE" >> /tmp/mailit2.expect
done
echo "\"" >> /tmp/mailit2.expect
cat - <<EXPECT >> /tmp/mailit2.expect
send "\r"
send "\r.\r"
expect "250 OK"
send "QUIT\r"
EXPECT
chmod +x /tmp/mailit2.expect
/tmp/mailit2.expect
rm /tmp/mailit2.expect
<--SCRIPT ENDS HERE
Hope this helps. If anyone does tell you how to configure sendmail to
do this, please let me know.
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Thank all of you again!
I find the list is very great!
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WinterSun Zhao
zhaohl_at_midea.com.cn
Received on Tue Mar 20 2001 - 01:05:45 NZST