From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 17 07:36:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF3BA16A4CE for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:36:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from toxic.magnesium.net (toxic.magnesium.net [207.154.84.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D63B043D1D for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:36:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@magnesium.net) Received: by toxic.magnesium.net (Postfix, from userid 1070) id A88E1DA883; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:36:03 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:36:03 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20040717073603.GB89079@toxic.magnesium.net> References: <20040713235330.GA16511@toxic.magnesium.net> <20040714031953.GA3825@gothmog.gr> <20040714175854.GB54340@toxic.magnesium.net> <20040714193929.GA1384@gothmog.gr> <20040715014104.GA88382@toxic.magnesium.net> <20040715071739.GA51814@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040715071739.GA51814@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. (Alternate) Public service Unix since 1986. cc: Gary Kline cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: closer, no cigar. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:36:04 -0000 On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 10:17:39AM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2004-07-14 18:41, Gary Kline wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 10:39:29PM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > You also have to set things up in /etc/mail. Have you changed any > > > configuration files in that directory? If yes, what were the > > > changes you made? > > > > Good points. I began by essentially swapping all of > > /etc from the Emachine to the HP (here). In /etc/mail > > originally I had several spam filter sites keeing me from > > tons of spam. tHE last change I made was to back out of > > the spam sites so that everything culd get thrru. > > Here is an ls -lt from /var/spool. > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root daemon 20992 Jul 14 18:13 mqueue > > drwxrwx--- 2 smmsp smmsp 1536 Jul 14 11:45 clientmqueue > > drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp dialer 512 Jul 13 18:16 lock > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root daemon 512 Jun 3 09:58 output > > drwxrwxr-x 7 uucp uucp 512 Mar 16 09:23 uucp > > drwxrwxrwx 2 uucp uucp 512 Mar 16 09:23 uucppublic > > drwx-wx--- 3 root daemon 512 Feb 27 02:22 cups > > drwx------ 2 root daemon 512 Jan 10 2004 opielocks > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root daemon 512 Jan 10 2004 lpd > > Hmmm. What does /var/spool have to do with the setup? Gary, relax. > You're mixing directories and files and programs and hostnames and > ... and pretty much everything. > > I didn't ask about /var/spool :-) > I've been tracing everythinng I can think of that might contribute to my mail connnnection being "refused by [127.0.0.1]" I'm rebuilding 5.2.1 andwilll use mergemaster to give me ``clean''' /etc/mail sendmail files. IIf *that* fails, I'll admit defeat... gary PS: I keep thinking that it's got to be one stupid file I'm not seeing.... > -- Gary Kline Seattle BSD Users' Group (seabug) | kline@magnesium.net Thought Unlimited Org's Alternate Email Site http://www.magnesium.net/~kline To live is not a necessity; but to live honorably...is a necessity. -Kant