From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Mar 19 21:24:11 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id VAA03999 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 21:24:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from onyx.southwind.net (root@onyx.southwind.net [204.95.83.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id VAA03993 for ; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 21:24:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (from Ucomplet@localhost) by onyx.southwind.net (8.7.4/8.7.3) with UUCP id XAA15230; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 23:09:42 -0600 (CST) Received: from complete.org (complete.org [127.0.0.1]) by complete.org (8.7.2/8.7.2) with SMTP id SAA01240; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 18:07:37 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199603200007.SAA01240@complete.org> X-Authentication-Warning: complete.org: Host complete.org [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 To: jeff@stat.uconn.edu (Jeffrey M. Metcalf) cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Mail Configuration error In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 18 Mar 1996 09:36:11 EST." <9603181436.AA00923@ruddles.stat.uconn.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 18:07:34 -0600 From: John Goerzen Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Instead of complaining about the FreeBSD documentation (written by volunteers), why haven't you yet read the SendMail documentation? > Hi, > > I thought I would ask if you could identify the problem I am having with my > mailer on FreeBSD. The manpages aren't detailed enough and the FreeBSD handbook > portion which describes the mailing system has not been completed yet by the > people at Walnut Creek. I have a PPP connection to the internet which seems > to be working fine. I am allocated a dynamic IP address when I connect and > I am basically able to use all my internet client software such as ftp, telnet, > etc. By telnetting to my host at UConn, I found my IP address at the time of > the connection and sent a mail message to my FreeBSD machine "katya.jnsm.com" > you will see in the log file. The message was both bounced back at me at my > UConn address and left with my root account on FreeBSD instead of being sent > to the appropriate user. My users seem to be able to mail each other locally, > but I am still getting some kind of configuration error as follows in the > transscript. > > Thank You, > > J. Metcalf > > >From MAILER-DAEMON Sun Mar 17 17:03:38 1996 > Received: from localhost (localhost) by katya.jnsm.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with internal id RAA00380; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 17:03:37 -0500 > Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 17:03:37 -0500 > From: Mail Delivery Subsystem > Subject: Returned mail: Local configuration error > Message-Id: <199603172203.RAA00380@katya.jnsm.com> > To: > To: postmaster > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="RAA00380.827100217/katya.jnsm.com" > Status: R > > This is a MIME-encapsulated message > > --RAA00380.827100217/katya.jnsm.com > > The original message was received at Sun, 17 Mar 1996 17:03:34 -0500 > from uconnvm.uconn.edu [137.99.26.3] > > ----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- > (unrecoverable error) > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > 553 katya.jnsm.com config error: mail loops back to myself > 554 ... Local configuration error > > ----- Original message follows ----- > > --RAA00380.827100217/katya.jnsm.com > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > > Return-Path: <@UConnVM.UConn.Edu:jeff@stat.uconn.edu> > Received: from UConnVM.UConn.Edu (uconnvm.uconn.edu [137.99.26.3]) by katya.jnsm.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA00378 for ; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 17:03:34 -0500 > Received: from ruddles.stat.uconn.edu by UConnVM.UConn.Edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) > with TCP; Sun, 17 Mar 96 17:04:23 EST > Received: by ruddles.stat.uconn.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) > id AA28981; Sun, 17 Mar 96 16:59:41 EST > Date: Sun, 17 Mar 96 16:59:41 EST > From: jeff@stat.uconn.edu (Jeffrey M. Metcalf) > Message-Id: <9603172159.AA28981@ruddles.stat.uconn.edu> > To: sonya@ppp02p03.ucc.uconn.edu > Subject: This is from Ruddles!! > > > Hey there, > > > --RAA00380.827100217/katya.jnsm.com-- > > > > -- John Goerzen, programmer and owner | Freedom..liberty..justice..democracy| Communications Centre, Goessel, KS | ..limits on free spech on the Net...| Main e-mail: jgoerzen@complete.org | Which one doesn't belong? |