Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:29:02 -0500 From: Ken Hawkins <rosewoodblues@mac.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: complete rookie sendmail question Message-ID: <fa2550473be3fb87a72d35f3808fb2b8@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20050228172340.J46834@wonkity.com> References: <aaf69334b1a26fc0f4bab9e496d89132@rosewoodblues.com> <20050225161127.GB55686@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> <20050227202639.GB9833@gothmog.gr> <6ecb12f5b29fa031d9210f1995a19546@mac.com> <20050227161826.L41045@wonkity.com> <36c31cd38eef659488feadba0eb44f08@mac.com> <04c9213d9cb3b4372e8b419a4598ec79@mac.com> <20050228172340.J46834@wonkity.com>
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thanks for all the help folks! it was a learning experience as always and the last link was a routing problem with the ISP. all is well now and mail is flowing smoothly..... thanks again! ken; On Feb 28, 2005, at 7:42 PM, Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Ken Hawkins wrote: > >> define(`SMART_HOST', `bhost1.broadjam.net') >> >> I am still timing out which leads me to believe it is a true issue of >> timing between the servers and NOT improper configuration on the box. >> If i understand everything now by uncommenting the SMART_HOST define >> and giving it our true mail server this should relay all mail >> generated and coming from and coming into the server to the actual >> mail server yes? > > No, all it does is tell your server to send outgoing mail through the > smarthost. Where to send incoming mail is decided by the sending > system. > >> I also now only have sendmail_enabl="YES" in rc.conf > > sendmail_enable="YES" > ^ > Close. > > I think your ISP is the next place to ask. They may have some sort of > authentication required to smarthost through them. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >
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