updated sendmail package: config error

[Miek Gieben <miekg@atoom.net>]

hello,

I'm trying to install the updated sendmail packages that fix the latest
security hole. But after the installation I get this: see below.

I've installed version 8.12.6-7 from testing, which runs fine. My system
is a your basic woody system plus some packags from testing.

To summerize:
8.12.3-5 worked
8.12.3-6.2. didn't work
8.12.6-7 works

i'm I doing something wrong here?

[ i'm not on the this list, please cc me ]


[elektron /etc/mail]
# /etc/init.d/sendmail start
Starting Mail Transport Agent: sendmail554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 649: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 649: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 652: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 652: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 653: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 653: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 654: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 654: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 655: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 655: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 656: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 656: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 657: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 657: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 658: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 658: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 659: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 659: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 660: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 660: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 661: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 661: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 662: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 662: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 663: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 663: R line: null RHS

[elektron /etc/mail]
# 554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 666: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 666: R line: null RHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 669: R line: null LHS
554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 669: R line: null RHS

this goes on and on and on... had to kill it manually.


This is were the trouble starts in the sendmail.cf:

# handle null input (translate to <@> special case)
R$@         $@ <@>

# strip group: syntax (not inside angle brackets!) and trailing semicolon



grtz  Miek


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