[comp.mail.mh] Problem sending mhmail

sasun@hpsad.HP.COM (Sasun Torikian) (04/01/89)

Problem --
 I just started using xmh and like it except for the fact that no one was
getting the email I was sending them.  I tried to find out what was 
happening and discovered whenever I try to send mail using mhmail I get:


   post: problem initializing server; [BHST] no servers available
  /usr/local/lib/mh/post: Exit 1
  Letter saved in dead.letter


  I recall seeing something posted about this some time ago and was
wondering if whoever found a solution (if there was one) would mind posting
it again.

  I am running mh.6 on a HP360.


					Thanks up front.
					Sasun

 (I am new at this notes stuff,  neat)

tr@dduck.ctt.bellcore.com (tom reingold) (04/04/89)

On the subject of "Problem sending mhmail", sasun@hpsad.HP.COM (Sasun
Torikian) writes:

$ 
$ Problem --
$  I just started using xmh and like it except for the fact that no one was
$ getting the email I was sending them.  I tried to find out what was 
$ happening and discovered whenever I try to send mail using mhmail I get:
$ 
$ 
$    post: problem initializing server; [BHST] no servers available
$   /usr/local/lib/mh/post: Exit 1
$   Letter saved in dead.letter
$ 
$ 
$   I recall seeing something posted about this some time ago and was
$ wondering if whoever found a solution (if there was one) would mind posting
$ it again.

In my case, it was because sendmail was not running as a daemon.  I
don't know the solution if you don't want to run it as a daemon.
Anyone know?

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