The command that you proposed goes through, like WARNING: local host name (localhost) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I? root... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay... 220 localhost ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.3+Sun/8.14.3; Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:08:20 +0800 (MYT) >>> EHLO localhost 250-localhost Hello SolU.my.place.edu.my [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-PIPELINING 250-EXPN 250-VERB 250-8BITMIME 250-SIZE 250-DSN 250-ETRN 250-DELIVERBY 250 HELP >>> VERB 250 2.0.0 Verbose mode >>> MAIL From:<udip...@localhost> SIZE=60 250 2.1.0 <udip...@localhost>... Sender ok >>> RCPT To:<r...@localhost> >>> DATA 250 2.1.5 <r...@localhost>... Recipient ok 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself >>> . 050 <r...@localhost>... Connecting to local... 050 220 SolU LMTP ready 050 >>> LHLO localhost 050 250-SolU 050 250-8BITMIME 050 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 050 250 PIPELINING 050 >>> MAIL From:<udip...@localhost> 050 250 2.5.0 ok 050 >>> RCPT To:<root> 050 >>> DATA 050 250 2.1.5 ok 050 354 go ahead 050 >>> . 050 250 2.1.5 root OK 050 <r...@localhost>... Sent 250 2.0.0 n3H58KWl001139 Message accepted for delivery root... Sent (n3H58KWl001139 Message accepted for delivery) Closing connection to [127.0.0.1] >>> QUIT 221 2.0.0 localhost closing connection
The same command with mail still gets stuck: $ mail -s "should go through" root body with mail . . I still wonder where that 'localhost' comes from, though?? $ cat /etc/hosts | grep localhost ::1 localhost loghost SolU # 127.0.0.1 localhost loghost SolU Does sendmail work in IPv6?? Uwe -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org