Wade Preston Shearer wrote:
> Does anyone have any idea why mail sent to root from the command line
> mail client would be forwarded ("expanded") to the alias email address
> and delivered successfully while email messages generated by scripts
> (such as LogWatch and Mailman) are not forwarded ("expanded")? Also,
> here's the other thing that is boggling my mind: why do I get the
> failure email but not the original email?My initial thought is that the system you are sending mail to has more strict relaying restrictions in place and is refusing to deliver your message for reasons such as (a) your system does not have a reverse DNS entry or (b) your system doesn't have SPF credentials for the domain the message says it's coming from. Something like that. The best way to determine the problem would not be to look at the delivery failure messages, but to look at the mail logs. I would suggest setting up authenticated SMTP to what Sendmail calls a "smart host," maybe even the system you're trying to send to, but just make sure you're authenticating so that you can possibly bypass any relaying restrictions that are in place. -- Doran L. "Fozz" Barton <[email protected]> Open-source developer, sysadmin, consultant, and all-around geeky dude "We are enjoying our pleasant life with vigor." -- Seen on a Japanese notebook
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