Hey, I solved it!
Sendmail was trying to identify [email protected] as a user on the server. I changed the hostname of the server to another other than a name similar to the domain name and Voila Thanks On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:16 PM, sanga collins <[email protected]>wrote: > If [email protected] is the sender, then it looks like sendmail cant > determine who the sender is correctly. would need more logs and tests to > confirm > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Richard Zulu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey, >> >> I installed sendmail and php on my webserver since I need my php forms to >> be able to send email. >> >> Changed my php.ini to point to use sendmail, "/usr/sbin/sendmail", >> however, when i test the php mail function, it doesnt work. >> >> Sendmail says user not known. >> >> Check out my mail log below: >> >> : p6LHInIe002293: from=www-data, size=103, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=< >> [email protected]>, relay=www-data@localhost >> Jul 21 20:18:49 fecu sm-mta[2295]: p6LHInok002295: <[email protected]>... *User >> unknown* >> Jul 21 20:18:49 fecu sendmail[2293]: p6LHInIe002293: [email protected], >> ctladdr=www-data (33/33), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, >> pri=30103, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=5.1.1,* stat=User unknown* >> Jul 21 20:18:49 fecu sm-mta[2295]: p6LHInok002295: from=< >> [email protected]>, size=103, class=0, nrcpts=0, proto=ESMTP, >> daemon=MTA-v4, relay=fecu.com [127.0.0.1] >> >> Anyone have any ideas? >> >> >> -- >> Richard Zulu >> gtug lead, Kampala (Uganda) >> http://kampala.gtugs.org >> <http://kampala.gtugs.org> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> There is no place like 127.0.0.1 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > -- > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Richard Zulu gtug lead, Kampala (Uganda) http://kampala.gtugs.org <http://kampala.gtugs.org> --------------------------------------------------------- There is no place like 127.0.0.1
_______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
