I have a problem which seems a bit odd. If I send a mail from any account on
my Linux box all works well, except from root. Anything send as root just
seems to disappear and does not show up anywhere.
I have noticed this on my current set up (Debian 1.1) and never paid much
attention. Now I am building a new server (Debian 2.0) and it occurs again.
I seem to be doing something very wrong in my configuration.
I use sendmail as mailer and uucp for exchange with my provider. I think all
is configured pretty straight forward, for I am by no means an expert
anyway. In order to track the problem, I have captured the uucp-files from
/var/spool/uucp from two identical test messages, one originating from user
'erik' and one from 'root'
The 'erik' one has body:
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 1 00:36:00 1998
Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])
by souterrain_new.avondel (8.8.8/8.8.8/Debian/GNU)
id AAA00159
for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 00:36:00
+0100
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 00:36:00 +0100
From: Erik van der Meulen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Test erik
Test
And envelope:
E D.0006 D.avondelC0006 erik -CR D.0006 0666
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 0 rmail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The 'root' one:
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 1 00:35:28 1998
Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])
by souterrain_new.avondel (8.8.8/8.8.8/Debian/GNU)
id AAA00153
for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 00:35:28
+0100
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 00:35:28 +0100
From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Test root
Test
With envelope:
E D.0005 D.avondelC0005 daemon -CR D.0005 0666
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 0 rmail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This shows that the From: line in the 'root' message is the local address,
whereas the 'erik' is the proper internet address. It seems to be related to
my problem, but I am not sure at all.
If anyone has any suggestion where to look for the source of this matter, I
will be very thankful. Just in case this is useful, I quote the sendmail.mc
which I use to generate the sendmail configuration with:
#
# This file is used to configure sendmail for use with
Debian systems.
#
divert(0)
VERSIONID(`@(#)sendmail.mc 8.7 (Linux) 3/5/96')
OSTYPE(debian)dnl
FEATURE(nocanonify)dnl
FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
FEATURE(use_cw_file)dnl
FEATURE(use_ct_file)dnl
FEATURE(nodns)dnl
define(`confMAILER_NAME', `postmaster')dnl
define(`confTO_QUEUEWARN', `1d')dnl
define(`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `3d')dnl
MAILER(local)dnl
MAILER(smtp)dnl
Cwavondel.xs4all.nl
MASQUERADE_AS(avondel.xs4all.nl)dnl
## Custom configurations below (will be preserved)
MAILER(uucp)dnl
define(`UUCP_MAX_SIZE', 10000)
define(`SMART_HOST', uucp-dom:xs4all)MAILER(uucp)dnl
define(`UUCP_MAX_SIZE', 10000)
define(`SMART_HOST', uucp-dom:xs4all)
Thanks up front!
Erik van der Meulen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CMG Bedrijfsinformatiesystemen B.V.
Postbus 91 / 1180 AB / Amstelveen
p: 020 503 3000 / f: 020 503 3010
