I think that we got it fixed...I just put our domain and RELAY in the
/etc/mail/relay-domains file, and it is fixed...I happened to check out
sendmail.org's troublshooting site...
Woody
Computer Technician
Security Consultant
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 19 Sep 1998, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
> Woody wrote:
>
> > We have just upgraded our mail server from sendmail-8.8.x to 8.9.1a. We
> > are now getting "Relay Denied" messages when our users try to send
> > messages to ppl outside of our domain. Everyone can send email locally
> > with no problems, yet when you try to send something to say,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED], it gives a relay denied messages.
>
> Sendmail 8.9.* won't act as a relay by default.
>
> It will only accept messages if either:
>
> a) the recipient's domain is `local' (in class w)
>
> b) the recipient's domain is in class R (or possibly a subdomain of a
> domain which is in class R)
>
> c) the message was sent from the local host
>
> d) the IP address from which the SMTP connection was made is in class
> R (or possibly an address from a network which is in class R)
>
> e) the IP address from which the SMTP connection was made resolves to
> a hostname which is in class R (or possibly a subdomain of a domain
> which is in class R)
>
> Class w is defined by `Cw' directives, or the /etc/sendmail.cw file.
> Class R is defined by the /etc/mail/relay-domains file.
>
> The `possibly' in the above rules relates to whether
> FEATURE(relay_entire_domain) was used when building the sendmail.cf
> file.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
