weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) (10/11/90)
I'm not quite sure how to get the configuration of my mh system so if someone would mail me that info, I'll post the configuration next time. I'm using mh-6.7 and trying to use slocal. The problem is that when I am sent mail through a system mail alias (one with about 15 names before mine) the mail bounces. The sender gets the mail back with an unknown mailer error...1 Does anyone know what the problem is? Here is my .forward: (yes, it's at mode 600 along with the .maildelivery) "| /usr/local/lib/mh/slocal -user weisen " my .maildelivery: addr cets pipe ? "/usr/local/lib/mh/rcvstore +cets" source weisen pipe ? "/usr/local/lib/mh/rcvstore +notes " * - pipe R "/usr/local/lib/mh/rcvtty -form .mailnoticeform" The problem occurs when mail is sent to 'cets' from anyone on the system. Thanks in advance for any help, Neil -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Weisenfeld | University Of Pennsylvania | weisen@ C.E.T.S. Network Support | Computer Science and Engineering | eniac.seas. Coordinating Consultant | Class of 1991 | upenn.edu
cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson [Animal]) (10/19/90)
In article <31009@netnews.upenn.edu> weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) writes: >I'm not quite sure how to get the configuration of my mh system so if >someone would mail me that info, I'll post the configuration next time. > >I'm using mh-6.7 and trying to use slocal. The problem is that when I >am sent mail through a system mail alias (one with about 15 names before >mine) the mail bounces. The sender gets the mail back with an unknown >mailer error...1 Does anyone know what the problem is? Here is my >.forward: (yes, it's at mode 600 along with the .maildelivery) [.forward nuked] Hmm, I've found a bug in slocal that perhaps you're experiencing, or perhaps it's a variation on this bug. Specifically, if slocal receives a piece of mail without any "To:" line, it just can't take it, and returns the mail to the sender, if you're lucky. I believe otherwise it just drops it in the bit bucket, although I haven't any proof of this. I haven't dug into the code - if slocal can't find a "To:" file, it should check for an "Apparently To:" field; failing to find either should result in filing the message in the users mailbox. Me, I've been trying to ignore the bug, since it only crops up once a week. Time to fix it, thou... >Thanks in advance for any help, >Neil Help? Howbout sympathy? :-> --Chan Chan Wilson Chief Hard-Question Answer Person SRI Intl. Network Information Systems Center 333 Ravenswood Ave., EJ287 Internet: cwilson@nisc.sri.com Menlo Park, CA., 94025 Phone: (415)859-4492 "If I want to be a surfer this month, I bloody well will be."