On 29 Aug 2003, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 15:56, Didier Casse wrote: > > Hi Stephen, > > I remember that it's a hostname problem (more precisely a name > > resolving issue). If sendmail can't contact the configured dns server to > > resolve your hostname, it will wait (hang if you like) until the dns query > > times out. If you look at /var/log/messages you *should* see sendmail say > > it can't get the local name. > > > > You should put your hostname + ip in /etc/hosts/ > > Also ensure that your /etc/resolv.conf is setup correctly. > > > > TIP: I prefer qmail. It's hassle-free and extremely easy to configure + it > > delivers mail very fast! > > > > regards, > > > > Didier > > Mate, it was really really annoying - and that's basically what I > reckoned; I did something different, though - just to see what would > happen; BEING that "up2date" wasn't/isn't working correctly right now, I > manually downloaded the latest "fixed" packages from RH and installed > them - right after I did that, I installed POSTFIX's rpm's - then ran > the "rh-mail-switch" application - waited for it to do it's thing, then > switched back to SENDMAIL; I ran the rebuild M4 configuration through > Webmin, then restarted SENDMAIL for giggles and grins...rebooted - and > of course - even though I have the machine's IP and hostname in the > /etc/hosts file, it still hangs out there for a bit followed by the > sm-client - but lo and behold, the damn thing is now tossing mails; > fetchmail was easier to figure out (running it with the --verbose and > --nodetach options) but now it's actually tossing the mail whereas it > wasn't doing squat before...go figure...I'm stumped...but as long as the > customer is getting their mail, I'll take my time trying to figure the > damn thing out...
If you fixed /etc/hosts, and /etc/resolv.conf then I've no clue! It's because of problems like this configuration headaches with sendmail that I decided to switch to qmail! When a friend told me to switch to qmail, I was very hesitant about it since *everybody* used sendmail but when I switched I was really happy because it was easy to figure out stuff and it gives you meaningful error messages which you can easily trace back! > > I do reckon that QMail or similar is in my future...a few mates of mine > that run local ISP's swear by it...(aside from swearing about other > things) TIP: To speed up things and install qmail rapidly on RH9: rpm --erase --nodeps sendmail #getting rid of sendmail! Then go to http://www.itworks.com.hk/services/download.htm and download the 2 rpms. Install: rpm -ivh qmail-xxxrh9.rpm rpm -ivh qmail-initscripts-xxxrh9.rpm then reboot and voila! Your qmail is ready to rock! regards, Didier --- PhD student Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS) 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://ssls.nus.edu.sg -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
