neitzel@infbs.uucp (Martin Neitzel) (09/12/90)
I have no success with YP aliases on an Ethernet with both a VAX and a SUN. The YP mail aliases are defined on the VAX (running Ultrix), and "ypcat aliases" works fine on the Sun. The Sun runs the standard sendmail from its 4.0.3 OS. According to the docs it should look up aliases first in/etc/aliases and then in the YP. However, the Sun doesn't recognize any of the YP aliases. * Any hints? For testing purposes I have compiled Berkeley sendmail 5.64 (+IDA?) on the Sun. This one uses the YP aliases when given the OA%mail.aliases option, but ignores the local /etc/aliases in this case. * Is this the behaviour to be expected? * Are SunOS-4.0.3-sendmail and Berkeley-sendmail-5.63 very different in their behaviour? Martin Neitzel
paul@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Paul Pomes - UofIllinois CSO) (09/16/90)
neitzel@infbs.uucp (Martin Neitzel) writes: >I have no success with YP aliases on an Ethernet with both a VAX and a >SUN. The YP mail aliases are defined on the VAX (running Ultrix), and >"ypcat aliases" works fine on the Sun. The Sun runs the standard >sendmail from its 4.0.3 OS. > >According to the docs it should look up aliases first in/etc/aliases >and then in the YP. However, the Sun doesn't recognize any of the YP >aliases. > >* Any hints? If you're using 5.64+IDA from UIUC, then you'll need to use both define(ALIASES, /etc/aliases) define(NIS_MAILALIASES) /pbp -- Paul Pomes UUCP: {att,iuvax,uunet}!uiucuxc!paul Internet, BITNET: paul@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu US Mail: UofIllinois, CSO, 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801-2910
rob@planet.bt.co.uk (Richard O'Brien) (09/17/90)
From article <1889@infbs.UUCP>, by neitzel@infbs.uucp (Martin Neitzel): > > I have no success with YP aliases on an Ethernet with both a VAX and a > SUN. The YP mail aliases are defined on the VAX (running Ultrix), and > "ypcat aliases" works fine on the Sun. The Sun runs the standard > sendmail from its 4.0.3 OS. > > According to the docs it should look up aliases first in/etc/aliases > and then in the YP. However, the Sun doesn't recognize any of the YP > aliases. > > * Any hints? > I had the same problem about a year ago. Following a considerable amount of assistance from Chris Gerhard (Sun UK support), a bug was found and corrected in Sun's Sendmail. I believe this was a local (unofficial) fix at the time, but has since been officially corrected for the V4.1 Sendmail. I seem to remember it being associated with leading spaces at the front of the YP aliases. Hope this is of use. Richard. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Richard O'Brien RT7431 + + PHONE: +44 473 646755 British Telecom Research Labs + + EMAIL: robrien@planet.bt.co.uk Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK. +
dan@asihub.autosys.com (Dan O'Neill) (09/17/90)
In article <1889@infbs.UUCP> neitzel@infbs.uucp writes: > >I have no success with YP aliases on an Ethernet with both a VAX and a >SUN. The YP mail aliases are defined on the VAX (running Ultrix), and >"ypcat aliases" works fine on the Sun. The Sun runs the standard >sendmail from its 4.0.3 OS. > >* Any hints? > Martin Neitzel Sun Sendmail does not recognize YP aliases that are served by an Ultrix system. Here is a copy of the official bug report from Sun. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug Id: 1030087 Product: sunos Category: utility Subcategory: sendmail Release summary: 4.1, 4.0.3 Bug/Rfe: bug State: dispatched Synopsis: sendmail yp aliasing does not work with non sun yp masters Keywords: masters, aliasing, yp, ultrix, mail, yellow, pages, sendmail Severity: 2 Priority: 2 Responsible Manager: melohn Description: Set up a yp domain with a ultrix yp master and a yp alias map create a valid alias entry in the mail.aliases map eg. ypmatch plap mail.aliases plap@flash now use mail to resolve the address:- /usr/lib/sendmail -d27.1 -bv plap Version 4.0 alias(plap) Yellow pages domain is watchmoor.UK.Sun.COM plap... User unknown alias(gerhard) gerhard maps to chris.gerhard gerhard (, gerhard) aliased to chris.gerhard alias(chris.gerhard) chris.gerhard maps to gerhard@flash chris.gerhard (, chris.gerhard) aliased to gerhard@flash gerhard@flash... deliverable Work around: Use a sun as the yp master. Public Summary: Yp aliasing does not work with some non sun yp masters. Bug End: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Dan O'Neill Cadence Design Systems dan@autosys.com San Diego, CA {uunet|ncr-sd}!asihub!dan
dan@asihub.autosys.com (Dan O'Neill) (09/18/90)
In article <1990Sep17.103319.9262@planet.bt.co.uk> rob@planet.bt.co.uk writes: >has since been officially corrected for the V4.1 Sendmail. I seem to remember >it being associated with leading spaces at the front of the YP aliases. > >Hope this is of use. >Richard. As far as I can tell, this sendmail bug still exists under OS 4.1 and according to Sun USA support, this bug is not fixed. It is a "priority 2" bug. If there is a fixed version of Sun's sendmail around somewhere, I would certainly like a copy of it. -- Dan O'Neill Cadence Design Systems dan@autosys.com San Diego, CA {uunet|ncr-sd}!asihub!dan
rob@planet.bt.co.uk (Richard O'Brien) (09/19/90)
From article <287@asihub.autosys.com>, by dan@asihub.autosys.com (Dan O'Neill): > In article <1990Sep17.103319.9262@planet.bt.co.uk> rob@planet.bt.co.uk writes: >>has since been officially corrected for the V4.1 Sendmail. I seem to remember >>it being associated with leading spaces at the front of the YP aliases. >> >>Hope this is of use. >>Richard. > > As far as I can tell, this sendmail bug still exists under OS 4.1 and > according to Sun USA support, this bug is not fixed. It is a > "priority 2" bug. If there is a fixed version of Sun's sendmail > around somewhere, I would certainly like a copy of it. > > > -- > Dan O'Neill Cadence Design Systems > dan@autosys.com San Diego, CA > {uunet|ncr-sd}!asihub!dan Copyright and other laws prevent me from copying the bug fixed sendmail that I have recieved. My point of contact in Sun to get this fixed was Chris Gerhard, and can be reached by E-mail. (chris.gerhard@sun.co.uk). I cannot recall the bug report number, but believe that it was fixed by the states early in July. Please note the version released with SunOS 4.1 has the YP bug in it. Richard. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Richard O'Brien RT7431 + + PHONE: +44 473 646755 British Telecom Research Labs + + EMAIL: robrien@planet.bt.co.uk Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK. +