I want to use SMTPDirect, but I need help determining what is misconfigured in Sendmail. The box is a dedicated and co-located at an ISP. I have root access. Technical support at the ISP claims Sendmail is configured correctly, because they can send/receive mail from the box. Since they do not support third party programs (Mailman), I'm on my own.
My configuration: RedHat 7.2 Apache-1.3.23 Python-1.5.2 Sendmail-8.11.6 When I send a message to a list that contains an address external to local box the following error message is logged in /var/maillog May 25 12:13:36 incose sendmail[15859]: g4PHDaK15859: ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=localhost [127.0.0.1], reject=550 5.7.1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... relay attempt failed /etc/mail/access contains: localhost.localdomain RELAY localhost RELAY 127.0.0.1 RELAY Any help is appreciated. -Cassandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norbert Bollow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] All addresses not on the local box bounce with SMTPDirect > > > I can create a list, subscribe to the list from an address on the local > > > box, and receive mail from the list to an address on the local box. All > > > addresses not on the local box bounce. > > > Any ideas? > [..] > > > Sendmail-8.11.6 > > This is a MTA configuration issue... Sendmail users may be able > to help. > > > Changing DELIVERY_MODULE from SMTPDirect to Sendmail resolves this > > problem. > > Nota bene, use of Sendmail.py should be avoided at all costs > unless you use a version which has been patched to run > /usr/lib/sendmail _without_invoking_a_shell_. You risk all > kinds of problems otherwise, including mail loops and very > bad security problems (essentially remote shell access). > > Greetings, Norbert. > > -- > A founder of the http://DotGNU.org project and Steering Committee member > Norbert Bollow, Weidlistr.18, CH-8624 Gruet (near Zurich, Switzerland) > Tel +41 1 972 20 59 Fax +41 1 972 20 69 http://norbert.ch > List hosting with GNU Mailman on your own domain name http://cisto.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py
