1. This cannot be the case, since Time Warner is my ISP, and I can
send the e-mail from this workstation using Kmail.

2. The whole point of my query here is to get sendmail to use the smtp-
server.satx.rr.com as its transfer agent.

3. If you are talking about the recipient, then exactly where else
should I send this, other than my own mail?

On Dec 27, 6:41 am, "Daniel Eggleston" <[email protected]> wrote:
> You are doiomed.
>
> No, seriously, spamhaus has blocked your whole Time Warner IP Block from
> sending email, and evidently your ISP uses spamhaus's blacklist to reject
> IP's trying to send mail (in an effort to reduce spam).
>
> see here:http://www.spamhaus.org/pbl/query/PBL238298
>
> I think your best bet is to pick someplace else to send the mail - I have a
> tendency to send any alert-type emails like this straight to my gmail
> account, and it seems to work great.  So try that and see if you are
> successful.  If you are, it is your ISP and there is nothing you can do to
> fix this.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 3:58 AM, lrhorer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I put a FQDN in /etc/hosts, which got rid of the FQDN errors, but it
> > didn't help the overall situation.  If I try:
>
> > echo This is a test ^d | mail -v -a 
> > FROM:[email protected]<from%[email protected]>
> > [email protected]
>
> > I get:
> > [email protected]... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
> > 220 RAID-Server ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5; Sat, 27 Dec
> > 2008 02:48:46 -0600; (No UCE/UBE) logging access from: localhost(OK)-
> > sm...@localhost [127.0.0.1]
> > >>> EHLO RAID-Server.nowhere.com
> > 250-RAID-Server Hello sm...@localhost [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
> > 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
> > 250-PIPELINING
> > 250-EXPN
> > 250-VERB
> > 250-8BITMIME
> > 250-SIZE
> > 250-DSN
> > 250-ETRN
> > 250-AUTH DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5
> > 250-DELIVERBY
> > 250 HELP
> > >>> VERB
> > 250 2.0.0 Verbose mode
> > >>> MAIL From:<[email protected]> SIZE=68 AUTH=
> > [email protected]
> > 250 2.1.0 <[email protected]>... Sender ok
> > >>> RCPT To:<[email protected]>
> > >>> DATA
> > 250 2.1.5 <[email protected]>... Recipient ok
> > 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
> > >>> .
> > 050 <[email protected]>... Connecting to cdptpa-
> > smtpin01.mail.rr.com. via esmtp...
> > 050 554 5.7.1 - ERROR: Mail refused - <70.114.21.59> - See
> >http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=70.114.21.59
> > 050 >>> QUIT
> > 050 <[email protected]>... Connecting to cdptpa-
> > smtpin02.mail.rr.com. via esmtp...
> > 050 <[email protected]>... Closing connection to cdptpa-
> > smtpin01.mail.rr.com.
> > 050 554 5.7.1 - ERROR: Mail refused - <70.114.21.59> - See
> >http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=70.114.21.59
> > 050 >>> QUIT
> > 050 <[email protected]>... Connecting to raid-
> > server.nowhere.com. via esmtp...
> > 050 <[email protected]>... Deferred: Connection refused by
> > raid-server.nowhere.com.
> > 250 2.0.0 mBR8mkiQ009058 Message accepted for delivery
> > [email protected]... Sent (mBR8mkiQ009058 Message accepted for
> > delivery)
> > Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]
> > >>> QUIT
> > 221 2.0.0 RAID-Server closing connection
>
> > On Dec 26, 3:59 pm, "Daniel Eggleston" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Well, the FQDN errors can be fixed by making up an extension for your
> > > hostname (i.e. RAID-Server.not.important will work).  As for actually
> > using
> > > sendmail, I have a debian system, and it "Just works".  I type "mail
> > > [email protected]" and it asks for the subject and body, and it sends,
> > > arriving in my inbox faster than I can switch windows and click refresh.
>
> > > So, sorry, but my only experience with sendmail is as described, I've
> > never
> > > delved any deeper.
>
> > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 3:30 PM, lrhorer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Oh, and no, I don't have a machine with an smtp server on the LAN.
>
> > > > On Dec 26, 6:40 am, "Daniel Eggleston" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > I think KMail talks to the SMTP server; without sendmail.  Unless you
> > > > have
> > > > > the option to use sendmail instead...
> > > > > Do you know for a fact that the emails are not leaving the server?
> > Maybe
> > > > the
> > > > > ISP is dropping them (i.e. if your 'from' address is a verified host
> > like
> > > > > yahoo, they may not accept the email from non-yahoo ip's.)  Do you
> > have a
> > > > > machine on the local network with an smtp server so you could try
> > sending
> > > > > there?
>
> > > > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 4:54 AM, lrhorer <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > > > > Merry Christmas, everyone.
>
> > > > > > I have mdadm set up managing an array, and I want to have it send
> > e-
> > > > > > mail to my ISPs SMTP server when an event occurs.  I know the basic
> > > > > > method for creating an e-mail using --follow, but I can't get the
> > e-
> > > > > > mails to actually leave the server.  I think I have sendmail set up
> > > > > > properly - sendmail is nothing if not arcane and confusing - but
> > the e-
> > > > > > mails never go anywhere.  I can fire up Kmail, and it is able to
> > send
> > > > > > mail to the SMTP server.  If I have sendmail set up (and not exim),
> > > > > > doesn't Kmail use sendmail as its mail agent?  If so then sendmail
> > is
> > > > > > working.  If not, then maybe I need to take a different tack.  In
> > the
> > > > > > mean time, how can I specify to which server sendmail is supposeed
> > to
> > > > > > send the message?  I don't see a syntax for that or a way to set it
> > up
> > > > > > in sendmail's configuration.
>
> > > > > --
>
> > > > >           Daniel
>
> > > --
>
> > >           Daniel
>
> --
>
>           Daniel
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