if i had this problem i would just re-install sendmail, remove the current one (using --force-depends) and reinstall it. and reconfigure it(again)..make sure /var/spool/mqueue is cleared too..(move the files or delete them if they are not important, spooled mail)
beyond that im not sure what to suggest, im not an expert in sendmail(just ordered a book on it so maybe i can be someday soon!!) nate On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, paul wrote: paul.w >Trying this one again - I`m still stumped, at least a clue as to where paul.w >to start to look would be great. paul.w > paul.w >>by default sendmail listens on port 25. chances are you have another paul.w >> pgoram on that port though. the debian distributions come with paul.w >multiple paul.w >> choices for mail transport agents, sendmail is by default not paul.w >installed paul.w >> unless you specifically chose it. paul.w > paul.w >OK. At least I feel I`m doing something constructive now. paul.w >Firstly dpkg -l | grep "mail transport" tells me: paul.w > paul.w >FUDO2:/home/guest# dpkg -l | grep "mail transport" paul.w >ii sendmail 8.9.3-20 A powerful mail transport agent. paul.w > paul.w >which is as I expected because I deliberately installed sendmail, paul.w >replacing exim, paul.w >because it was needed by the "Fidogate" program which was what started paul.w >all this off. paul.w > paul.w >If I now restart sendmail - "/etc/init.d/sendmail start" I get a load paul.w >of output paul.w >along these lines: paul.w > paul.w >Starting mail transport agent: <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfHAA03748> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfHAA28888> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfHAA28889> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfHAA28890> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfOAA08216> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfPAA15949> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfQAA04416> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfQAA04418> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfRAA10573> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfRAA19262> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfSAA13594> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfSAA23017> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfSAA23036> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfSAA25524> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfUAA19309> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfUAA19550> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfUAA22726> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfVAA22741> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfVAA22744> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfVAA22745> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfWAA24217> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfWAA24220> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfWAA24221> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfWAA24222> <zero: /var/spool/mqueue/qfWAA24223> paul.w ><zero: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/qfXAA26514> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfHAA03748> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfHAA28888> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfHAA28889> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfHAA28890> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfOAA08216> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfPAA15949> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfQAA04416> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfQAA04418> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfRAA10573> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfRAA19262> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfSAA13594> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfSAA23017> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfSAA23036> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfSAA25524> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfUAA19309> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfUAA19550> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfUAA22726> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfVAA22741> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfVAA22744> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfVAA22745> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfWAA24217> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfWAA24220> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfWAA24221> <incomplete: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/dfWAA24222> <incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfWAA24223> paul.w > paul.w ><incomplete: /var/spool/mqueue/dfXAA26514> <panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfHAA03748> paul.w ><panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfHAA28888> <panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfHAA28889> <panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfHAA28890> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfOAA08216> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfPAA15949> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfQAA04416> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfQAA04418> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfRAA10573> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfRAA19262> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfSAA13594> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfSAA23017> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfSAA23036> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfSAA25524> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfUAA19309> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfUAA19550> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfUAA22726> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfVAA22741> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfVAA22744> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfVAA22745> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfWAA24217> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfWAA24220> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfWAA24221> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfWAA24222> <panic: /var/spool/mqueue/DfWAA24223> paul.w ><panic: paul.w >/var/spool/mqueue/DfXAA26514> sendmail. paul.w > paul.w >I have absolutely no idea what this means. paul.w >telnet localhost 25 still says: paul.w > paul.w >FUDO2:/home/guest# telnet localhost 25 paul.w >Trying 127.0.0.1... paul.w >Connected to dial.pipex.com. paul.w >Escape character is '^]'. paul.w >mail... Recipient names must be specified paul.w > paul.w > paul.w >I hope this gives some clues as to the problem. I`m still sure I must paul.w >have paul.w >misconfigured it somehow but I`ve read all I can and tried several paul.w >different paul.w >configurations, all with these same results. paul.w > paul.w >Paul paul.w > paul.w > paul.w >-- paul.w >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null paul.w > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 4:28pm up 157 days, 4:33, 2 users, load average: 1.06, 1.12, 1.09
