From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 12 07:31:53 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32CC816A46B for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:31:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2EA813C457 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:31:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (vader.bytemobile.ondsl.gr [83.235.244.135]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id l5C7Uhts023603 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:30:50 +0300 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l5C7UKL3001568; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:30:36 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l5BLWqSv002281; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:32:52 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:32:51 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Bjorn Boulder Message-ID: <20070611213251.GC2127@kobe.laptop> References: <144363.77113.qm@web57505.mail.re1.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <144363.77113.qm@web57505.mail.re1.yahoo.com> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-3.642, required 5, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.76, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD][Newb] How I use sendmail to send mail? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:31:53 -0000 On 2007-06-10 21:25, Bjorn Boulder wrote: > Doug, Mats > > Your advice is on the money; thanks. > > I see this: > > Jun 10 05:43:40 jake sendmail[15068]: l5AAhekD015068: > to=bornboulder77@yahoo.com, ctladdr=oracle > (1004/1005), > delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, > pri=30062, > relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, > stat=Deferred: Connection > refused by [127.0.0.1] > > Your tip along with that given by Mats suggests that > I need to learn about /etc/mail/sendmail.cf > > It appears that the box cannot send mail to itself: You are still missing important bits about Sendmail configuration on the FreeBSD operating system. Please read the `rc.sendmail' manpage VERY VERY carefully, and then tell us what you can see with: grep sendmail /etc/defaults/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf > Currently, my main assumption is that /etc/mail/sendmail.cf is the > primary administrative interface for e-mail. This assumption is wrong. There is an Internet Email chapter in the FreeBSD Handbook. Have you checked it out? It's far from perfect, but it should help a bit. > I'll nose around via google. Make sure you also read the local manpages of your FreeBSD installation, and the Handbook... Especially the Handbook. After you read the `rc.sendmail' manpage and the Handbook chapter about Sendmail, please do not hesitate to tell us more details about your current Sendmail setup (including snippets from `/etc/rc.conf', or files from `/etc/mail'). Even if you have questions _while_ _still_ reading the documentation, feel free to ask. There are a lot of knowledgeable people on this list, and they can eagerly help you, but we can't really walk you -- using a long-winded email thread -- through all the tiny little steps of setting up your own Sendmail installation. Regards, Giorgos