On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:09:39 -0500,
Harry Putnam wrote:
>
> After setting up the files for sendmail on my first attempt at
> sending a msg I get this error as reported in the smtp conversation:
>
> Temporary system failure
>
> That is a new one to me, and doesn't give much to start on.
>
> It appears not to even get past the submit agent.
>
> (Running a little script that uses mailx in verbose mode to capture
> the action .. Runs the mailx command as shown below:
>
> harry > tmail [email protected]
> sending like this:
> mailx -v -s "TEST 161204_134640 g0" [email protected] <
> /tmp/msg-161204_134640
> [email protected]... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
> 220 g0.local.lan ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.9/8.14.9; Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:46:43
> -0500
> >>> EHLO g0.local.lan
> 250-g0.local.lan Hello g0.local.lan [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
> 250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
> >>> MAIL From:<[email protected]>
> 451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please try again later.
> [email protected]... Deferred: 451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please
> try again later.
> Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]
> >>> QUIT
> 221 2.0.0 g0.local.lan closing connection
>
> sendmail.mc and submit.mc posted below:
>
> (Sorry about excessive data but seems necessary for this)
> ------- ------- ---=--- ------- -------
>
> sendmail.mc:
>
> divert(-1)dnl
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # $Sendmail: debproto.mc,v 8.14.4 2010-11-03 22:42:40 cowboy Exp $
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Richard Nelson. All Rights Reserved.
> #
> # cf/debian/sendmail.mc. Generated from sendmail.mc.in by configure.
> #
> # sendmail.mc prototype config file for building Sendmail 8.14.4
> #
> # Note: the .in file supports 8.7.6 - 9.0.0, but the generated
> # file is customized to the version noted above.
> #
> # This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
> #
> # If you modify this file, you will have to regenerate /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
> # by running this file through the m4 preprocessor via one of the following:
> # * make (or make -C /etc/mail)
> # * sendmailconfig
> # * m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
> # The first two options are preferred as they will also update other files
> # that depend upon the contents of this file.
> #
> # The best documentation for this .mc file is:
> # /usr/share/doc/sendmail-doc/cf.README.gz
> #
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> divert(0)dnl
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1998-2005 Richard Nelson. All Rights Reserved.
> #
> # This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
> #
> dnl define(`_USE_ETC_MAIL_')dnl
> include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
>
> VERSIONID(`$Id: hp1.mc,v 1.20 2016/12/04 11:17:08 g0 Exp $')
> dnl # [HP 161204_101845 OSTYPE(`debian')dnl
> dnl # changed to gentoo
> OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
> dnl # ]
> DOMAIN(`generic')dnl
> dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
> dnl undefine(`confHOST_STATUS_DIRECTORY')dnl #DAEMON_HOSTSTATS=
> dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
> dnl #
> dnl # General defines
> dnl #
> dnl # SAFE_FILE_ENV: [undefined] If set, sendmail will do a chroot()
> dnl # into this directory before writing files.
> dnl # If *all* your user accounts are under /home then use that
> dnl # instead - it will prevent any writes outside of /home !
> dnl # define(`confSAFE_FILE_ENV', `')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Daemon options - restrict to servicing LOCALHOST ONLY !!!
> dnl # Remove `, Addr=' clauses to receive from any interface
> dnl # If you want to support IPv6, switch the commented/uncommentd lines
> dnl #
> define(`PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH',`/usr/bin/procmail')dnl
> dnl the next one doesn't need to be present for client auth
> define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS',`LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
> FEATURE(`access_db',`hash -T<TMPF> /etc/mail/access.db')dnl
>
> FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MTA-v6, Port=smtp, Addr=::1')dnl
> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet, Name=MTA-v4, Port=smtp')dnl
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MSP-v6, Port=submission, M=Ea,
> Addr=::1')dnl
> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet, Name=MSP-v4, Port=submission, M=Ea')dnl
> dnl LOCAL_DOMAIN('g0.local.lan')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Be somewhat anal in what we allow
> dnl CK define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS',
> `needmailhelo,needexpnhelo,needvrfyhelo,restrictqrun,restrictexpand,nobodyreturn,authwarnings')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Define connection throttling and window length
> define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `15')dnl
> define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE',`10m')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Features
> dnl #
> dnl # use /etc/mail/local-host-names
> dnl # [HP 161204_101724 FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
> dnl # Stopped using cw until further notice ]
> dnl #
> dnl # The greet_pause feature stops some automail bots - but check the
> dnl # provided access db for details on excluding localhosts...
> FEATURE(`greet_pause', `1000')dnl 1 seconds
> dnl #
> dnl # Delay_checks allows sender<->recipient checking
> FEATURE(`delay_checks', `friend', `n')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # If we get too many bad recipients, slow things down...
> dnl CK define(`confBAD_RCPT_THROTTLE',`3')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Stop connections that overflow our concurrent and time connection rates
> FEATURE(`conncontrol', `nodelay', `terminate')dnl
> FEATURE(`ratecontrol', `nodelay', `terminate')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # If you're on a dialup link, you should enable this - so sendmail
> dnl # will not bring up the link (it will queue mail for later)
> dnl define(`confCON_EXPENSIVE',`True')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Dialup/LAN connection overrides
> dnl #
> dnl CK include(`/etc/mail/m4/dialup.m4')dnl
> dnl # [HP 161204_115342
> dnl make install-cf fails to find provider.m4 and starttls.mv dnl
> dnl NOT under /usr/share/sendmail-cf either
> dnl dnl include(`/etc/mail/m4/provider.m4')dnl
> dnl dnl include(`/etc/mail/tls/starttls.m4')dnl
> dnl # ]
> dnl dnl define(`confCACERT_PATH', `/etc/mail/tls/certs')dnl
> dnl dnl define(`confCACERT', `/etc/mail/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt')dnl
> dnl dnl define(`confSERVER_CERT', `/etc/mail/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
> dnl dnl define(`confSERVER_KEY', `/etc/mail/tls/certs/sendmail.pem')dnl
> dnl # Masquerading options dnl
> FEATURE(`always_add_domain')dnl
> dnl MASQUERADE_AS(`fastmail.fm')dnl
> MASQUERADE_AS(`newsguy.com')dnl
> FEATURE(`allmasquerade')dnl
> FEATURE(`masquerade_envelope')dnl
> dnl # [HP 111006_211813 Testing local_no_masquerade #]dnl
> FEATURE(`local_no_masquerade')dnl
> dnl # [HP 161204_111030 dnl
> dnl added from Sendmail Tips and Tricks dnl
> dnl see evernote/applicaitons/sendmail/tips and tricks dnl
> FEATURE(`smrsh')dnl
> dnl # ]
> dnl genericstable, `hash -o /etc/mail/genericstable')dnl
> dnl GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE(`/etc/mail/genericsdomain')dnl
>
> dnl # [HP 161204_111254
> dnl Removing EXPOSED_USER ... not sure what it does
> dnl dnl # [HP 111006_212007
> dnl dnl EXPOSED_USER(`root')dnl
> dnl dnl # ]
> dnl # ]
> dnl # Default Mailer setup
> MAILER_DEFINITIONS
> dnl define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.comcast.net')dnl
> dnl define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.newsguy.com')dnl
> define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.gmail.com')dnl
> define(`RELAY_MAILER_ARGS', `TCP $h 587')dnl
> define(`ESMTP_MAILER_ARGS', `TCP $h 587')dnl
> FEATURE(`authinfo', `hash /etc/mail/authinfo')dnl
> MAILER(`local')dnl
> MAILER(procmail)dnl
> MAILER(`smtp')dnl
>
> ------- ------- ---=--- ------- -------
>
> submit.mc:
>
> include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
> divert(-1)
> #
> # Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Proofpoint, Inc. and its suppliers.
> # All rights reserved.
> #
> # By using this file, you agree to the terms and conditions set
> # forth in the LICENSE file which can be found at the top level of
> # the sendmail distribution.
> #
> #
>
> #
> # This is the prototype file for a set-group-ID sm-msp sendmail that
> # acts as a initial mail submission program.
> #
>
> divert(0)dnl
> VERSIONID(`$Id: submit.mc,v 8.15 2013-11-22 20:51:08 ca Exp $')
> define(`confCF_VERSION', `Submit')dnl
> define(`__OSTYPE__',`')dnl dirty hack to keep proto.m4 from complaining
> define(`_USE_DECNET_SYNTAX_', `1')dnl support DECnet
> define(`confTIME_ZONE', `USE_TZ')dnl
> define(`confDONT_INIT_GROUPS', `True')dnl
> dnl
> dnl If you use IPv6 only, change [127.0.0.1] to [IPv6:::1]
> FEATURE(`msp', `[127.0.0.1]')dnl
>
>
I think you would get more information if you did one of the
following, increased the loglevel of sendmail and/or use the -X option
to record the conversation as well.
--
Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is:
How do
you spend it?
John Covici
[email protected]
