I had a similar problem with smail. I got around it by using specifying
a MDA in .fetchmailrc.
Bob
On Sat, Jun 19, 1999 at 08:06:52AM -0400, Jason Greshes wrote:
>
> Hoping someone might know the answer to this...
>
> Last week I upgraded my 2.0 debian system up to 2.1. fetchmail is now
> barfing. The output I get is:
>
> X message(s) for jgreshes at pop3.netaxs.com (X octets)
> reading message 1 of X (X octets) fetchmail: SMTP listener doesn't like
> recipient address '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> fetchmail: can't even send to jgreshes!
> fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from pop3.netaxs.com
> fetchamil: Query status=10
>
> where X is whatever number of messages and octets apply at the moment.
>
> /var/log/smail/logfile reads:
>
> 06/18/1999 00:38:19: [m10uqPz-001r5JC] Received FROM:root PROGRAM:sendmail
> SIZE:280
> 06/18/1999 00:38:19: [m10uqPz-001r5JC] Delivered TO:jgreshes
> ORIG-TO:postmaster DIRECTOR:user TRANSPORT:local
> 06/18/1999 00:38:19: [m10uqPz-001r5JC] Completed.
> 06/18/1999 00:40:42: remote EHLO: questionable operand: 'localhost': from
> localhost(localhost) source [127.0.0.1]: hostname must contain a '.'.
> 06/18/1999 00:40:43: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
> 06/18/1999 00:40:43: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
> 06/18/1999 00:42:32: remote EHLO: questionable operand: 'localhost': from
> localhost(localhost) source [127.0.0.1]: hostname must contain a '.'.
> 06/18/1999 00:42:32: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
> 06/18/1999 00:42:32: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
> 06/18/1999 00:53:17: remote EHLO: questionable operand: 'localhost': from
> localhost(localhost) source [127.0.0.1]: hostname must contain a '.'.
> 06/18/1999 00:53:17: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
> 06/18/1999 00:53:17: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
> 06/18/1999 00:54:26: remote EHLO: questionable operand: 'localhost': from
> localhost(localhost) source [127.0.0.1]: hostname must contain a '.'.
> 06/18/1999 00:54:26: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
> 06/18/1999 00:54:27: remote localhost[127.0.0.1]: '<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> recipient for sender '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not matched by
> anything!
>
> my /etc/smail/config file is factory direct, without modifications:
>
> # This is the main Smail configuration file.
> # It was originally generated by `smailconfig', part of the Smail package
> # distributed with Debian, but it may edited by the mail system administrator.
> # It was originally generated by smailconfig at Wed Jul 1 23:12:12 EDT 1998
> # Please modify the above line, if you change this file by hand.
> # See smailconf(5) for details of the things that can be configured here.
>
>
> visible_name=netaxs.com
> -domains
> hostnames=netaxs.com
>
> max_load_ave=5
> smtp_accept_max=20
> smtp_accept_queue=10
> rfc1413_query_timeout=15
>
> require_configs
> -second_config_file
> -qualify_file
> -retry_file
> copying_file=/usr/doc/smail/copyright
> max_message_size=10M
>
> received_field="Received: \
> ${if def:sender_host\
> {from $sender_host ${if def:sender_host_addr ([$sender_host_addr]) }}\
> {${if def:sender_host_addr:from [$sender_host_addr] }}}\
> by $primary_name\n\t\
> ${if def:sender_proto: with $sender_proto }\
> ${if def:ident_sender:(ident $ident_sender using $ident_method) }\
> id $message_id\n\t\
> (Debian $version_string); $spool_date"
> # Debian Config Version 2.1
> # ----------Begin-----------
> # You really should know what you do here!
> #WARNING: You will have to add a correct local definition for
> # smtp_remote_allow if you have many local networks, or unset it
> # if you wish to disable this feature (default).
> #WARNING: The current implementation of this feature blocks
> # relay from incoming SMTP to *any* outgoing transport. This
> # means that even UUCP gateways require explicit permission if
> # this feature is enabled.
> # it's off by default, so all hosts can relay mails over this host.
> # example to switch it on, and allow relay from localnet hosts:
> # normally it's not wrong to turn this on ...
> #smtp_remote_allow=localnet
>
> # This flag tells smail to verify the hostnames given in
> # HELO or EHLO SMTP commands.
> # it's off by default
> # example to switch it on:
> #+smtp_hello_verify
>
>
> # more helo/ehlo verify switches, see manpages for details
> #smtp_hello_verify_literal
> #smtp_hello_verify_ptr
>
>
> # A colon-separated list of host IP patterns that are
> # allowed to deliver mail even though they have broken
> # DNS or give incorrect or invalid HELO or EHLO SMTP
> # greetings.
> # it's off by default, which mean smtp_hello_broken_allow=*
> # example to switch it on:
> #smtp_hello_broken_allow=192.168.100.*
>
>
> # Vixie / MAPS RBL (http://maps.vix.com/rbl)
> # switch to turn on the Mail Abuse Protection System (MAPS)
> # it's off by default
> # example to switch it on:
> #+vixie_rbl
> #vixie_rbl_force_allow="192.168.100.10:[your local ip#]"
>
> # Do not do dns lookups for MAIL FROM: address
> # This is debian-Smail only feature... it WILL BE DELETED in the future
> # It's only use is for local systems with no working dns System
> # It's off by default
> # example to switch it on:
> #+smtp_sender_verify
>
> My hostname is trainspotting
>
> My /etc/host.conf is:
>
> order hosts,bind
> multi on
> nospoof on
> alert on
>
> My /etc/resolv.conf is:
>
> domain netaxs.com
> nameserver 207.8.186.1
> nameserver 207.8.186.2
>
> My .fetchmailrc is:
>
> poll pop3.netaxs.com with proto pop3
> user jgreshes
> pass <PASSWORD>
> fetchall
>
> Can't figure out what the problem is, I haven't changed any of the config
> files, with the only change being the 2.0 to 2.1 switch.
>
> Any suggestions, pretty please?
>
> Jason
>
>
>
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