I'd start by making sure $smtp is expanded
from the environment or the ndb at all.
The error message:
translating net!$smtp!smtp:
seems to suggest it isn't.
Try poking the ndb directly, like so:
ndb/query ipnet 9front smtp
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9fans: 9fans
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