> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Mansour > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 6:47 AM > Subject: sendmail "user unknown" issue > > > Hi, > > I get the following on a new RH8.0 intallation when I > try and send email using Pine: > > Mar 17 23:34:10 ns sendmail[3328]: h2HCY7F8003328: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=266, class=0, > nrcpts=1, > msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > proto=ESMTP, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
An e-mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] was recevied... > Mar 17 23:34:11 ns sendmail[3331]: h2HCY7F8003328: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > ctladdr=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (500/500), > delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, > pri=30262, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=5.1.1, > stat=User unknown The above e-mail is addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The relay mailer was selected for hotmail.com (good) but for some reason the relay system was localhost, not the MX for hotmail.com. Bzzt! > Mar 17 23:34:11 ns sendmail[3331]: h2HCY7F8003328: > h2HCYBF7003331: DSN: User unknown Now a DSN was generated back to the sender... > Mar 17 23:34:11 ns sendmail[3331]: h2HCYBF7003331: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, delay=00:00:00, > xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=31290, > relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=5.1.1, stat=User > unknown > Mar 17 23:34:11 ns sendmail[3331]: h2HCYBF7003331: > h2HCYBF8003331: return to sender: User unknown The sending system (localhost) is reporting that the user is unknown for the DSN... > Mar 17 23:34:11 ns sendmail[3331]: h2HCYBF8003331: > to=postmaster, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, > mailer=relay, pri=32314, relay=[127.0.0.1] > [127.0.0.1], dsn=5.1.1, stat=User unknown Since the user is unknown sendmail is trying to notify the postmaster... > Mar 17 23:34:11 ns sendmail[3331]: h2HCYBF7003331: > Losing ./qfh2HCYBF7003331: savemail panic > Mar 17 23:34:11 ns sendmail[3331]: h2HCYBF7003331: > SYSERR(michaelm): savemail: cannot save rejected email > anywhere But it cant notify anybody locally... so it aborts. > > I have this working fine on another system, just this > system barfs it for some reason. > > Any help is appreciated. I'm only guessin here (you have not supplied any config info), but I would say that /etc/mail/local-host-names does not contain an entry for your domain... ns.ostech.com.au -or- ostech.com.au Plus, based on the relay selection (localhost) you could have resolver lib problems. Steve Cowles -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
