kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) (05/30/87)
I'm trying to use mail on an Ultrix system. These things come set up for ARPA, but all I have is UUCP. I have changed the configuration to the sample uucp configuration. In test mode, both kevin@kosman and kosman\!kevin.uucp translate to ^U uucp ^V kosman ^W kevin so I think I'm on the right track. However, actually routing mail to kosman\!kevin gives me bounced mail like this: > From kevin Sat May 30 11:39:18 1987 > Date: Sat, 30 May 87 11:39:10 edt > From: MAILER-DAEMON (Mail Delivery Subsystem) > Subject: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 255 > To: kevin > Status: R > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > uux failed. code -1 > 554 kosman!kevin... unknown mailer error 255 > > ----- Unsent message follows ----- > Received: by rls.UUCP (4.12/4.7) > id AA03676; Sat, 30 May 87 11:39:10 edt > Date: Sat, 30 May 87 11:39:10 edt > From: kevin (Kevin O'Gorman) > To: kosman!kevin > Subject: subject > > foo < let's fool inews < < < < < < < and trying to send to kevin@kosman is even worse -- it rejects it out of hand, and I don't think sendmail ever sees it. BTW, this is running on system rls, sending to system kosman. Anyway, what am I doing wrong? -- Kevin O'Gorman ...{decvax,allegra}!philabs!hhb!kosman!kevin
avolio@decuac.UUCP (06/02/87)
In article <246@kosman.UUCP>, kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) writes: > I'm trying to use mail on an Ultrix system. These things come set up for > ARPA, but all I have is UUCP. I have changed the configuration to the > sample uucp configuration. > In test mode, both kevin@kosman and kosman\!kevin.uucp translate to > ^U uucp ^V kosman ^W kevin.... However, actually routing mail to > kosman\!kevin gives me bounced mail like this: ... Perhaps you do not have uucp correctly installed. Have you run the uucpsetup script? The problem sounds like it is in the uucp setup and not in sendmail. Fred
steve@et.UUCP (Steve Hole) (06/03/87)
> In article <246@kosman.UUCP>, kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) writes: > > I'm trying to use mail on an Ultrix system. These things come set up for > > ARPA, but all I have is UUCP. I have changed the configuration to the > > sample uucp configuration. > > > In test mode, both kevin@kosman and kosman\!kevin.uucp translate to > > ^U uucp ^V kosman ^W kevin.... However, actually routing mail to > > kosman\!kevin gives me bounced mail like this: > ... > > Perhaps you do not have uucp correctly installed. Have you run the > uucpsetup script? The problem sounds like it is in the uucp setup and > not in sendmail. > > Fred You were correct the first time when you figured it was a problem with your mailer. I had the same problem here and it took me awhile to figure it all out. That was some time ago now, and I can't remember the exact steps to take but they are outlined in some detail in the "SENDMAIL Installation and Operation Guide" in the supplimentary documents volume III. The basic jist of it is that you must a) copy the default uucp configuration file to "sysname.cf" in the cf directory, where sysname is the hostname of your system (it seems that you have already done this), b) run the makefile in the root of the sendmail directory. This should set it all up for you (I don't recall having any problems with it). The makefile will move the new configuration into the right place (/usr/lib/sendmail.cf) and make sure that all binaries are up to date. It will then create a frozen configuration for you and restart your mail daemon. It also does some other things like change /etc/rc to reflect the new configuration. The actual steps that you would have to take in doing it by hand are also given in the installation guide. If you have any more trouble with it, send me some mail and I'll dig up my logs and tell you exactly what I did. Steve. P.S. Avoid the uucpsetup script given with the Ultrix distribution after using it for the first time. It does some nasty things like place unwanted (and non working) entries in the crontab. You still should to run it though if you change your hostname. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of my employer. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Hole (steve@et.UUCP or alberta!ncc!et!steve) Etcom International (edmonton telephones) Edmonton, Alberta CANADA (403) 441-7673 ---------------------------------------------------------------------