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Date:      Wed, 12 Apr 95 13:50:57 PDT
From:      dec@lazarus.nrtc.northrop.com
To:        Gary Palmer (FreeBSD/ARM Team) <gpalmer@freefall.cdrom.com>
Cc:        "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@estienne.CS.Berkeley.EDU>, questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Sendmail authentification warning. 
Message-ID:  <9504122050.AA04933@lazarus.nrtc.northrop.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Apr 95 13:03:11 PDT." <22076.797716991@freefall.cdrom.com> 

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In message <22076.797716991@freefall.cdrom.com> you write:
>In message <199504121903.MAA10922@estienne.cs.berkeley.edu>, "Justin T. Gibbs"
> 
>writes:
>>Does anyone know how to squash these?
>
>>Message-Id: <199504121900.MAA10885@estienne.cs.berkeley.edu>
>>X-Authentication-Warning: estienne.cs.berkeley.edu: Host localhost didn't
>>use HELO protocol
>
>>This is coming from all of my outbound mail.  I'm using mh.
>
>It's a MH problem. A quick workaround is to remove or comment out the line :
>Opauthwarnings

Attached is the mh-6.8.3a patch file which includes the fix for this
problem.

/dec

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- ------ MH 6.8.3a patch file

*** ../mh-6.8.3/Patchlevel	Tue Nov 30 20:00:14 1993
--- Patchlevel	Wed Apr 20 15:03:35 1994
***************
*** 1 ****
! MH.6.8 patch.3
--- 1 ----
! MH.6.8 patch.3a
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/Makefile	Tue Nov 30 20:00:14 1993
--- conf/Makefile	Mon Apr 18 15:04:16 1994
***************
*** 3,5 ****
  ######################################################################
! # @(#)$Id: Makefile,v 2.3 1992/10/26 22:36:21 jromine Exp $
  
--- 3,5 ----
  ######################################################################
! # @(#)$Id: Makefile,v 2.4 1994/04/18 22:04:09 jromine Exp $
  
***************
*** 44,45 ****
  
! unclean:;	rm -f *.o _* :* */_* */:* */*/_* */*/:*
--- 44,45 ----
  
! unclean:;	rm -f mhconfig *.o _* :* */_* */:* */*/_* */*/:*
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/config/mts.c	Tue Nov 30 20:00:15 1993
--- conf/config/mts.c	Wed Mar 23 15:35:39 1994
***************
*** 1,6 ****
  /* mts.c - definitions for the mail transport system */
  #ifndef	lint
! static char ident[] = "@(#)$Id: mts.c,v 2.19 1993/09/01 20:55:38 jromine Exp jromine $";
  #endif /* lint */
  
  /* LINTLIBRARY */
--- 1,6 ----
  /* mts.c - definitions for the mail transport system */
  #ifndef	lint
! static char ident[] = "@(#)$Id: mts.c,v 2.20 1994/03/23 23:35:23 jromine Exp $";
  #endif /* lint */
  
  /* LINTLIBRARY */
***************
*** 125,131 ****
  
  /* SMTP/POP stuff */
  
! char   *clientname = "";
  char   *servers = "localhost \01localnet";
  char   *pophost = "";
  
--- 125,131 ----
  
  /* SMTP/POP stuff */
  
! char   *clientname = (char *)0;
  char   *servers = "localhost \01localnet";
  char   *pophost = "";
  
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/doc/MH.rf	Tue Nov 30 20:00:15 1993
--- conf/doc/MH.rf	Fri Apr 15 16:12:10 1994
***************
*** 1,3 ****
  .\"	@(MHWARNING)
! .\" @(#)$Id: MH.rf,v 1.26 1992/12/02 19:03:15 jromine Exp $
  .po +.75i
--- 1,7 ----
  .\"	@(MHWARNING)
! .\" @(#)$Id: MH.rf,v 1.27 1994/04/15 23:12:03 jromine Exp $
! @BEGIN: BSD44
! .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
! .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
! @END: BSD44
  .po +.75i
***************
*** 33,34 ****
--- 37,42 ----
  .he ''-%-''
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .ll 32P         \" 32 Picas or about 5+1/3 inch Line Length
***************
*** 949,950 ****
--- 957,962 ----
  .he '\\$1(\\$2)'-%-'\\$1(\\$2)'
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'\\$1(\\$2)'
+ .oh '\\$1(\\$2)'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .bp
***************
*** 1108,1109 ****
--- 1120,1125 ----
  .so whom.me
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .po +.50i
***************
*** 1110,1111 ****
--- 1126,1131 ----
  .he ''-%-''
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .fo ''''
***************
*** 1140,1141 ****
--- 1160,1165 ----
  .so post.me
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .po +.50i
***************
*** 1142,1143 ****
--- 1166,1171 ----
  .he ''-%-''
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .fo ''''
***************
*** 1911,1912 ****
--- 1939,1944 ----
  .he ''''
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .(x
***************
*** 2041,2042 ****
--- 2073,2078 ----
  .he ''-%-''
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .+c "READ THIS"
***************
*** 2326,2327 ****
--- 2362,2367 ----
  .he ''''
+ @BEGIN: BSD44
+ .eh 'USD:8-%''The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual'
+ .oh 'The RAND Message Handling System: User Manual''USD:8-%'
+ @END: BSD44
  .fo ''''
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/doc/bboards.rf	Tue Nov 30 20:00:16 1993
--- conf/doc/bboards.rf	Fri Apr 15 16:11:11 1994
***************
*** 1,3 ****
  .\"	@(MHWARNING)
! .\" @(#)$Id: bboards.rf,v 1.5 90/04/05 15:11:40 sources Exp $
  .SC BBOARDS 1
--- 1,3 ----
  .\"	@(MHWARNING)
! .\" @(#)$Id: bboards.rf,v 1.6 1994/04/15 23:10:56 jromine Exp $
  .SC BBOARDS 1
***************
*** 14,15 ****
--- 14,23 ----
  This documentation describes some of the nuances of the BBoard system.
+ 
+ Note that if your system is configured to use the Network News
+ Transfer Protocol (\fBNNTP\fP) to read BBoards,
+ @BEGIN: NNTP
+ (your system does seem to be configured this way),
+ @END: NNTP
+ then there is no local bboards setup; instead, \fIbbc\fP 
+ opens an \fBNNTP\fP connection to the local server.
  
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/doc/mh-tailor.rf	Tue Nov 30 20:00:18 1993
--- conf/doc/mh-tailor.rf	Wed Mar 23 15:32:58 1994
***************
*** 1,3 ****
  .\"	@(MHWARNING)
! .\" @(#)$Id: mh-tailor.rf,v 2.20 1993/09/01 21:20:56 jromine Exp $
  .SC MH-TAILOR 5
--- 1,3 ----
  .\"	@(MHWARNING)
! .\" @(#)$Id: mh-tailor.rf,v 2.21 1994/03/23 23:32:50 jromine Exp $
  .SC MH-TAILOR 5
***************
*** 47,49 ****
  SMTP \fBHELO\fP (and \fBEHLO\fP) command, when posting mail.
! If not set, no \fBHELO\fP command will be given.
  Although the \fBHELO\fP command is required by RFC 821, 
--- 47,51 ----
  SMTP \fBHELO\fP (and \fBEHLO\fP) command, when posting mail.
! If not set, the host name \fIMH\fR considers local is used
! (see \*(lqlocalname\*(rq above).
! If empty, no \fBHELO\fP command will be given.
  Although the \fBHELO\fP command is required by RFC 821, 
***************
*** 55,57 ****
  \fBHELO\fP command.  If you run SendMail, find out what
! your system expects and set this field accordingly.
  
--- 57,59 ----
  \fBHELO\fP command.  If you run SendMail, find out what
! your system expects and set this field if needed.
  
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/examples/bsd44.berkeley.edu	Tue Nov 30 20:00:21 1993
--- conf/examples/bsd44.berkeley.edu	Wed Apr 20 15:05:01 1994
***************
*** 3,7 ****
  cc	cc
! bin	/usr/contrib/mh/bin
! etc	/usr/contrib/mh/lib
! mandir	/usr/contrib/mh/man
  mail	/var/mail
--- 3,9 ----
  cc	cc
! #ccoptions -g
! #ldoptions -g
! bin	/usr/contrib/mh-6.8/bin
! etc	/usr/contrib/mh-6.8/lib
! mandir	/usr/contrib/man
  mail	/var/mail
***************
*** 8,10 ****
  chown	/usr/sbin/chown
! manuals	standard
  mts	sendmail/smtp
--- 10,12 ----
  chown	/usr/sbin/chown
! manuals	bsd44/cat
  mts	sendmail/smtp
***************
*** 17,20 ****
  options POSIX
! options	BSD44 WAITINT UNISTD
! options	FLOCK
  
--- 19,21 ----
  options POSIX
! options	BSD44 WAITINT UNISTD GCOS_HACK NORUSERPASS
  
***************
*** 24,26 ****
  pop	on
! popdir	/usr/contrib/mh/lib
  #options APOP='"/etc/pop.auth"'
--- 25,27 ----
  pop	on
! popdir	/usr/contrib/mh-6.8/lib
  #options APOP='"/etc/pop.auth"'
***************
*** 31 ****
--- 32,37 ----
  options	POPSERVICE='"pop3"'
+ #
+ #
+ bboards		nntp
+ bbdelivery	off
+ remove  	rm -f
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/examples/uci.sun	Tue Nov 30 20:00:22 1993
--- conf/examples/uci.sun	Tue Apr 19 13:25:15 1994
***************
*** 1,8 ****
! # uci.sun	- MH 6.8 - Sun3 or Sun4 running Sun OS 4.1
  #
! bin	/usr/local/mh-6.8
! etc	/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8
! popdir	/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8
  mandir	/usr/local/man
! slibdir	/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8
  bbhome	/usr/bboards
--- 1,8 ----
! # uci.sun	- MH 6.8 - Sun3 or Sun4 running Sun OS 4
  #
! bin	/usr/local/mh-6.8.3
! etc	/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8.3
! popdir	/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8.3
  mandir	/usr/local/man
! slibdir	/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8.3
  bbhome	/usr/bboards
***************
*** 31,32 ****
--- 31,33 ----
  options	RPOP
+ options	NEWSAUTH
  #options	APOP
***************
*** 46,48 ****
  #cc	/usr/gnu/bin/gcc
! ldoptions -s -L/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8
  ldoptlibs -ldbm
--- 47,49 ----
  #cc	/usr/gnu/bin/gcc
! ldoptions -s -L/usr/local/lib/mh-6.8.3
  ldoptlibs -ldbm
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/makefiles/mts/mmdf	Tue Nov 30 20:00:23 1993
--- conf/makefiles/mts/mmdf	Mon Dec  6 10:11:53 1993
***************
*** 4,6 ****
  #	@(MHWARNING)
! # @(#)$Id: mmdf,v 1.10 1992/11/20 17:14:07 jromine Exp $
  ##############################################################################
--- 4,6 ----
  #	@(MHWARNING)
! # @(#)$Id: mmdf,v 1.11 1993/12/06 18:11:49 jromine Exp $
  ##############################################################################
***************
*** 10,12 ****
  
! CC	=	(MHCOMPILER)
  @BEGIN: OPTIM
--- 10,12 ----
  
! CC	=	@(MHCOMPILER)
  @BEGIN: OPTIM
*** ../mh-6.8.3/conf/mhconfig.c	Tue Nov 30 20:00:24 1993
--- conf/mhconfig.c	Fri Apr 15 17:16:52 1994
***************
*** 1,7 ****
  /* mhconfig.c - configure MH */
  /* cc [-DSYS5] mhconfig.c -o mhconfig */
  #ifndef	lint
! static char ident[] = "@(#)$Id: mhconfig.c,v 2.71 1993/11/30 22:01:04 jromine Exp $";
  #endif	/* lint */
  
  #include <ctype.h>
--- 1,7 ----
  /* mhconfig.c - configure MH */
  /* cc [-DSYS5] mhconfig.c -o mhconfig */
  #ifndef	lint
! static char ident[] = "@(#)$Id: mhconfig.c,v 2.71 1993/11/30 22:01:04 jromine Exp jromine $";
  #endif	/* lint */
  
  #include <ctype.h>
***************
*** 132,137 ****
--- 132,138 ----
  }	copts[] = {
      "APOP", 0,	/* authenticated pop */
      "BSD43", 0,	/* sgid ttys */
+     "BSD44", 0, /* manual headings */
      "KPOP", 0, 	/* KERBEROS pop */
      "HESIOD", 0,
      "MIME", 0,	/* multi-media extensions */
*** ../mh-6.8.3/mts/sendmail/smail.c	Tue Nov 30 20:00:56 1993
--- mts/sendmail/smail.c	Wed Mar 23 15:24:54 1994
***************
*** 1,6 ****
  /* smail.c - MH interface to SendMail/SMTP */
  #ifndef	lint
! static char ident[] = "@(#)$Id: smail.c,v 1.27 1993/12/01 03:50:31 jromine Exp $";
  #endif
  
  /* LINTLIBRARY */
--- 1,6 ----
  /* smail.c - MH interface to SendMail/SMTP */
  #ifndef	lint
! static char ident[] = "@(#)$Id: smail.c,v 1.28 1994/03/23 23:24:51 jromine Exp $";
  #endif
  
  /* LINTLIBRARY */
***************
*** 305,319 ****
  	goto send_options;
  
      if (client == NULL || *client == '\0')
! 	client = clientname;
  #ifdef ZMAILER
      if (client == NULL || *client == '\0')
  	client = "localhost";
- #else
- #if	!defined(SENDMTS) || defined(MMDFII) || defined(SVR4)
-     if (client == NULL || *client == 0)
- 	client = LocalName ();
- #endif
  #endif	/* not ZMAILER */
  
      if ((sd1 = rclient (server, "tcp", "smtp")) == NOTOK)
--- 305,317 ----
  	goto send_options;
  
      if (client == NULL || *client == '\0')
! 	if (clientname)
! 	    client = clientname;
! 	else
! 	    client = LocalName ();	/* no clientname -> LocalName */
  #ifdef ZMAILER
      if (client == NULL || *client == '\0')
  	client = "localhost";
  #endif	/* not ZMAILER */
  
      if ((sd1 = rclient (server, "tcp", "smtp")) == NOTOK)
*** ../mh-6.8.3/papers/changes/mh-changes.ms	Tue Nov 30 20:01:00 1993
--- papers/changes/mh-changes.ms	Wed Mar 23 15:46:56 1994
***************
*** 1,2 ****
! .\" @(#)$Id: mh-changes.ms,v 1.28 1993/11/30 23:57:26 jromine Exp $
  .\" Standard -ms macros
--- 1,2 ----
! .\" @(#)$Id: mh-changes.ms,v 1.29 1994/03/23 23:46:49 jromine Exp $
  .\" Standard -ms macros
***************
*** 113,116 ****
  When posting mail using the SMTP,
! \fIpost\fP does not normally send the \fBHELO\fP command.  
! This is because \fISendMail\fP would fail
  if the host name given in the \fBHELO\fP command was the local host.
--- 113,116 ----
  When posting mail using the SMTP,
! \fIpost\fP did not normally send the \fBHELO\fP command.  
! This was because \fISendMail\fP would fail
  if the host name given in the \fBHELO\fP command was the local host.
***************
*** 120,121 ****
--- 120,125 ----
  .PP
+ As of MH 6.8.3a,
+ by default
+ \fIpost\fP will give the SMTP \fBHELO\fP command with
+ the local hostname.
  If you specify a hostname with the \fBclientname:\fP option
***************
*** 122,125 ****
  in the \fImtstailor\fP file,
! \fIpost\fP will give the \fBHELO\fP command with that name,
! otherwise no \fBHELO\fP command is given.
  See \fImh-tailor\fP\|(5) for more details.
--- 126,130 ----
  in the \fImtstailor\fP file,
! \fIpost\fP will give the \fBHELO\fP command with that name instead.
! If the argument to the \fBclientname:\fP option is empty,
! no \fBHELO\fP command is given.
  See \fImh-tailor\fP\|(5) for more details.



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