Re: [MTA] Problems using sendmail and exim...
On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:
> Note: I am sending this email from home. Please Cc me (thaths@aunet.org)
> in your replies.
>
> * Sendmail acting as the MTA. Any mail to the vsnl.net.in domain is
> bouncing.
>
> www:~ $ echo "testing. Please ignore" | sendmail -v
> kvs@blr.vsnl.net.in
> Warning: alias database /etc/aliases.db out of date
> kvs@blr.vsnl.net.in... Connecting to sbcsmtp1.ptss.com. via esmtp...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Could that be the problem? It seems to be connecting to the wrong address.
> * Using Exim as MTA. Mails reach vsnl.net.in fine. Mails to cyberspace.org
> now bouncing.
>
> $ echo "Testing. Please ignore." | sendmail -v
> kvs@blr.vsnl.net.in
> LOG: 0 MAIN
> <= thaths@aunet.org U=thaths P=local S=292
> www:~ $ Exim version 2.05 debug level 1 uid=8 gid=8
> probably Berkeley DB version 1.8x (native mode)
> delivering message 10wrvg-0003mp-00
> Connecting to blr.vsnl.net.in [202.54.12.6] ... connected
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Here it's using the right one?
> $ echo "Testing. Please ignore." | sendmail -v
> rahul21@cyberspace.org
> LOG: 0 MAIN
> <= thaths@aunet.org U=thaths P=local S=295
> www:~ $ Exim version 2.05 debug level 1 uid=8 gid=8
> probably Berkeley DB version 1.8x (native mode)
> delivering message 10wrwF-0003ms-00
> Connecting to grex.cyberspace.org [204.212.46.130] ... connected
> SMTP<< 220-grex.cyberspace.org Sendmail 8.6.13/8.6.12 ready at Wed, 23
> Jun 199
> 9 14:40:54 -0400
> 220 ESMTP spoken here
> SMTP>> EHLO www
> SMTP<< 250-grex.cyberspace.org Hello aunet.org [216.103.113.202],
pleased
> to meet you
> 250-EXPN
> 250-SIZE 100000
> 250 HELP
> SMTP>> MAIL FROM:<thaths@aunet.org> SIZE=1326
> SMTP<< 250 <thaths@aunet.org>... Sender ok
> SMTP>> RCPT TO:<rahul21@cyberspace.org>
> SMTP<< 553 <rahul21@cyberspace.org>... One generation passeth away, and
> another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
No idea, grex is listed as the mail exchanger for cyberspace.org...
Ok, looking at George Bonser's reply, it gives me something to check.
$ telnet grex.cyberspace.org 25
Trying 204.212.46.130...
Connected to grex.cyberspace.org.
Escape character is '^]'.
220-grex.cyberspace.org Sendmail 8.6.13/8.6.12 ready at Wed, 23 Jun 1999
15:47:31 -0400
220 ESMTP spoken here
EHLO www
250-grex.cyberspace.org Hello XXX@XXXX
[XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX], pleased to meet you
250-EXPN
250-SIZE 100000
250 HELP
MAIL FROM:<thaths@aunet.org> SIZE=1326
250 <thaths@aunet.org>... Sender ok
RCPT TO:<rahul21@cyberspace.org>
553 <rahul21@cyberspace.org>... One generation passeth away, and another
generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
RSET
250 Reset state
EHLO anomie.dhis.org
250-grex.cyberspace.org Hello XXX@XXXX
[XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX], pleased to meet you
250-EXPN
250-SIZE 100000
250 HELP
MAIL FROM:<thaths@aunet.org> SIZE=1326
250 <thaths@aunet.org>... Sender ok
RCPT TO:<rahul21@cyberspace.org>
250 <rahul21@cyberspace.org>... Recipient ok
RSET
250 Reset state
QUIT
221 grex.cyberspace.org closing connection
Connection closed by foreign host.
Looks like that is the problem. You'd think it'd give a more appropriate
error message, though. Like complaining about the EHLO instead of the RCPT
later on...
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