Woops had a typo: A loop back to local host, not a look back. Check your log
files as I have seen this after upgrading to 8.9.3 and sendmail.cw was the
answer. The error also may be worded: mail loops back to me, configuration
error or something of that sort.
Eddie Strohmier
Bonwell Globalnet
www.bonwell.com
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From: Eddie Strohmier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: mail server upgrade( sendmail 8.8.7 to 8.9.3 )...pls help....
> I assume your using sendmail 8.9.3 and was using 8.8.7 before? I would
> venture to guess that your problem is that you have not included the names
> of your machine in /etc/sendmail.cw. Add your domain name and any virtual
> domains you may be running. This seems to be the most like cause for
> sendmail to cause a look back to local host. Check your /var/log/maillog
for
> error messages that would give you a clue as to what is wrong. Or post it
> here as I don't have much to work with without log entries.
>
> Eddie Strohmier
> Bonwell Globalnet
> www.bonwell.com
>
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> From: cnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 4:34 AM
> Subject: mail server upgrade( sendmail 8.8.7 to 8.9.3 )...pls help....
>
>
> > i upgraded my mail server to version 6.1 from 5.2 (linux)
> > i tried the same sendmail config ( sendmail.cf ) from my old server to
> the
> > new one...
> >
> > we could send messages and our new mail server can receive and store
> > incoming messages.....
> >
> > but taking messages from the server gets an error message.
> > tired of waiting....(using eudora for win :) )....
> >
> > did i miss something...
> > what are new ways to configure sendmail...
> >
> > thanks...i hope somebody could help....
> >
> > cnet
> >
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