From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 23 09:38:48 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA906106564A for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:38:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 719998FC23 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:38:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm13 with SMTP id 13so5371997fxm.13 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:38:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=uIXjmtm3mH1fiiC/6EpPh8MNaCETOVAkQHVc06HTkLw=; b=Lj1Sf7vqe75ThOfms6rkj+zcDmy3WlscM48O60fkNkMQqNb67oNsaLZEJ1uoZ7yzqf dmzcOfZMTWtaOddKJnPOx1X7N7YZU9t+u0uzh1ruMiNMecRO6KNz1L8T8OEd+AJhxkw8 wP//s1QglB+bgNrcuiikS4BV1NV7Y94chlIRA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=MzjGjDpVK90yuwBVPTg+xQPXcoiQx6qvsHTI77+aMpexIU4tESN8RcKRbj7nSMtOI/ Y0v5IlVvCSfwwSpjIfo/+igVNINEwc0ou90d59K1GIzkGJew2qmeZADmjpXhBWfH3Mmo jixQYEMaxsXHpahcVLqUAJ/wCiigUYI4M/gyU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.142.6 with SMTP id e6mr107483hba.31.1279877927126; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:38:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.239.160.201 with HTTP; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:38:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20100720092644.28643f19aryeh.friedman%gmail.com@flosoft.no-ip.biz> <20100722112643.GA1570@ei.bzerk.org> <20100722095253.38994437@scorpio> <20100722132854.07cbf915@scorpio> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:38:47 +0100 Message-ID: From: krad To: Odhiambo Washington Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help with setting up a mail server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:38:49 -0000 On 23 July 2010 10:12, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Jerry wrote: > > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:28:00 +0300 > > Odhiambo Washington articulated: > > > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Jerry > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:32:36 +0100 > > > > krad articulated: > > > > > > > > > > > > > yep I know exim is sendmail cli compatible, but the output from > > sendmail > > > > is > > > > > not the same on exim (interactive prompt). You can probably get > > similar > > > > > output from sendmail, but with most things sendmail it is archaic > and > > > > > obfuscated. > > > > > > > > With Postfix installed, using "sendmail -bv" works quite well. > > > > > > > > > > With Postfix installed and configured or just installed? I just > > installed. > > > > > > [wash@mail ~]$ ls -al /usr/local/sbin/sendmail > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 202361 Jul 22 17:23 /usr/local/sbin/sendmail > > > [wash@mail ~]$ /usr/local/sbin/sendmail -bv odhiambo@gmail.com > > > postdrop: warning: unable to look up public/pickup: No such file or > > > directory > > > Mail Delivery Status Report will be mailed to . > > > > > > [wash@mail ~]$ /usr/local/sbin/sendmail -d -bv odhiambo@gmail.com > > > sendmail: illegal option -- d > > > sendmail: illegal option -- d > > > sendmail: fatal: usage: sendmail [options] > > > > > > [wash@mail ~]$ exim -bt odhiambo@gmail.com > > > odhiambo@gmail.com > > > router = dnslookup, transport = remote_smtp > > > host gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [209.85.227.27] MX=5 > > > host alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [74.125.39.27] MX=10 > > > host alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [74.125.53.27] MX=20 > > > host alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [74.125.95.27] MX=30 > > > host alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [74.125.65.27] MX=40 > > > > > > I cannot post the output that comes with -d here, it's so much that > > trying > > > to feed the trawl will get it chocked:-) > > > > > > > > > > > > For starters, you are using the wrong sendmail. You need to use the > > Postfix 'sendmail' version. > > > > $ which sendmail > > /usr/sbin/sendmail > > > > I have Postfix installed and running. Sorry, I thought that was obvious. > > > > Typing: "man sendmail" should show this at the top of the page: > > > > "NAME sendmail - Postfix to Sendmail compatibility interface" > > > > If not, then something is configured incorrectly. By the way, in order > > to run Postfix, you have to completely shutdown the base system's > > 'sendmail' > > > > cat /etc/rc.conf > > > > # Shutdown sendmail > > sendmail_enable="NO" > > sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO" > > sendmail_outbound_enable="NO" > > sendmail_submit_enable="NO" > > > > #Start Postfix > > postfix_enable="YES" > > > > > Looks like you are trying to coax me into running Postfix! I am an Exim-er > by blood :-) > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." > -- Lucky Dube > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > don't do it!!!