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Date:      Wed, 3 Jul 2002 02:12:08 +0200
From:      Norbert Augenstein <norbert@augenstein.net>
To:        Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
Cc:        pcservi@spectraweb.ch, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can't send e-mail to freebsd lists
Message-ID:  <20020703021208.5ac9eb2b.norbert@augenstein.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020702061901.GA60931@grimoire.chen.org.nz>
References:  <3D209CC6@smtp.spectraweb.ch> <20020702061901.GA60931@grimoire.chen.org.nz>

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How can this be solved useing Postfix MTA?


On Tue, 2 Jul 2002 18:19:01 +1200
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 06:59:41AM +0200, Martin Schweizer wrote:
> > Hello
> > 
> > After successfully update to FreeBSD 4.6 I can't send e-mails to any
> > freebsd mailinglist. I re-make also sendmail.cf (from freebsd.mc)
> > but whithout success. I can send and receive e-mail from and to
> > other receipients without problems. If I send an e-mail to a freebsd
> > list the following error occurs:
> > 
> > - in maillog:
> > Jul  1 21:50:00 saturn sm-mta[170]: starting daemon (8.12.5): 
> > SMTP+queueing@00:30:00
> > Jul  1 21:51:33 saturn sm-mta[171]: g614wFbn001097: 
> > to=freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, delay=14:53:18, xdelay=00:01:32, 
> > mailer=esmtp, pri=120358, relay=mx1.freebsd.org. [216.136.204.125],
> > dsn=4.2.0, stat=Deferred: 450 Client host rejected: cannot find your
> > hostname, [62.202.92.43]
> 
> Ok, I've checked your IP address, and it appears to resolve correctly;
> both reverse and forward.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > define(`confBIND_OPTS', `WorkAroundBrokenAAAA')
> > define(`confMAX_MIME_HEADER_LENGTH', `256/128')
> > define(`confNO_RCPT_ACTION', `add-to-undisclosed')
> > define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `authwarnings,noexpn,novrfy')
> > 
> > MASQUERADE_AS(bluewin.ch)
> > FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)
> > FEATURE(use_ct_file)
> 
> [...]
> 
> > # Hostname und Domain (bluewin.ch = ISP Domain)
> > hostname="saturn.spectraweb.ch"
> 
> Ok. Here's what I think is happening. FreeBSD's mailserver checks your
> hosts announced name on EHLO. From your sendmail config, it will
> default to:
> 
>     "saturn.spectraweb.ch"
> 
> This is *not* resolvable by DNS. What you have to do is to add the
> following line to your .mc file:
> 
>     define(`confDOMAIN_NAME', `spectraweb.ch')dnl
> 
> Rebuild and install. That should fix it, I think.
> -- 
> Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> fear"
>                                                  - Edmond Blackadder
>                                                  III
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