smail-problem: smtp not doing its work
Hallo,
I have a dialup-connection (ppp) to an ISP. I developed a problem this
week after trying out a customized kernel (which I removed again).
The problem is that mail in the queue are not sent automatically when the
connection with the ISP is estblished.
I tried reconfiguring smail and even reinstalling smail, but without
success. I have read the smail manpage without really understanding how
to use those options. In the past I never needed them.
This message was sent while connected to the ISP. There are still
messages in the queue and they are not sent.
Can somebody help, please?
The following part of my /var/spool/smail/logfile might provide a clue:
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02/20/97 10:09:35: [m0vxTZP-0000XyC] received
| from: jhspies@alpha.futurenet.co.za
| host: localhost
| protocol: smtp
| program: sendmail
| orig-id: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970220100908.786B-100000@Johann>
| size: 1602 bytes
02/20/97 10:09:36: [m0vxTZP-0000XyC] <jamie@alpha.futurenet.co.za> ... deferred: (ERR_164) router inet_hosts: BIND server failure: Connection to BIND server failed: Connection refused
02/20/97 10:10:10: [m0vxTZx-0000bWC] received
| from: jhspies@alpha.futurenet.co.za
| host: localhost
| protocol: smtp
| program: sendmail
| orig-id: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970220100945.786D-100000@Johann>
| size: 5718 bytes
02/20/97 10:10:10: [m0vxTZx-0000bWC] <jamie@alpha.futurenet.co.za> ... deferred: (ERR_164) router inet_hosts: BIND server failure: Connection to BIND server failed: Connection refused
02/20/97 10:13:07: [m0vxTcp-0000bZC] received
| from: jhspies@alpha.futurenet.co.za
| host: localhost
| protocol: smtp
| program: sendmail
| orig-id: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970220101300.823A-100000@Johann>
| size: 643 bytes
02/20/97 10:13:09: [m0vxTcp-0000bZC] delivered
| via: alpha.futurenet.co.za
| to: jhspies@alpha.futurenet.co.za
| orig-to: <jhspies@alpha.futurenet.co.za>
| router: inet_hosts
| transport: smtp
02/20/97 10:13:09: [m0vxTcp-0000bZC] Completed.
This last message [m0vxTcp-0000bZC] was send while I was connected to the ISP.
Can somebody help, please
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Johann Spies
jhspies@alpha.futurenet.co.za
Windsorlaan 19
Pietermaritzburg
3201
Suid Afrika (South Africa)
Tel. Nr. 0331-46-1310
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