Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:17:19 -0800 From: Michael Wallendahl <mwallend@spikus.com> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Configuring E-mail Services on a Standalone Wkst Message-ID: <20040122051719.GA65205@armand.spikus.com> In-Reply-To: <400F3CA7.5060900@earthlink.net> References: <400A3A0A.5040708@earthlink.net> <20040120205402.GA13848@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> <400F3CA7.5060900@earthlink.net>
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On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 09:59:51PM -0500, Bob Perry wrote: > > I started by opening the freebsd.mc file to edit the define line for > Dialup users, > entered the appropriate mail server name, saved the file and rebuilt it. I > ran the sendmail -q command and got the following error message: > > su-2.05b# sendmail -q > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 66: unknown configuration line " > " > > As I was logging out, there were also a number of messages on my > screen..."line 66: unknown configuration line "\n" > > Line 66 is blank. Can anyone shed some light on this problem. My > editor is vi. Could there be a space on line 66? Sendmaili .mc files are picky about spaces in blank lines. (I just had a thought--maybe sendmail is complaining about line 66 of the compiled .cf file? If so, the typo could be on any line of the source .mc file.) > I've already posted this to the sendmail list and received several > suggestions. > However, the issue is still very much open and could be a FreeBSD/vi > issue I successfully use vi to edit my sendmail .mc file. -Mike
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