20111201 sendmail-8.14.4 [VL7.0]

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hata_ph has built a new Sendmail package for VectorLinux 7.0.
   
   

• Package:   sendmail-8.14.4-i586-1vl70.txz
• MD5: 702fa1a7a6dc68c1fd89cc118f20b705
• Package Size:   539 K
• Installed Size:   2150 K
• Sources: http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-7.0/source/extra/n/sendmail

   
   

Code:

sendmail: sendmail (mail transfer agent)
sendmail:
sendmail: Eric Allman's mail transport agent. The _Unix System Administration
sendmail: Handbook_ calls sendmail 'The most complex and complete mail delivery
sendmail: system in common use...'
sendmail: Ready-made configuration files are included for systems connected by
sendmail: TCP/IP (with or without a nameserver) and for systems using UUCP.
sendmail: The procmail package is required to handle local mail delivery.
sendmail:
sendmail: License: Refer to LICENSE
sendmail: Authors: http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/
sendmail: Website: http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/

   
   After testing this package please stop back here and let us know how it works for you.
   

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hata_ph I've had to drop sendmail down to the testing level.  Seen a couple reports in odd spots on the forum.

[Pita]

Installed sendmail, testing it I get the following error:

 /usr/sbin/sendmail: Exec format error
"/home/user/dead.letter" 9/211
. . . message not sent.

ls -l /usr/sbin/sendmail
-r-xr-sr-x 1 root smmsp 0 Dec  2 11:10 /usr/sbin/sendmail*

Uninstalled, reinstalled, same error.

Code:

/etc/rc.d/init.d
root:# ./sendmail start
Starting Sendmail...........                                         [  OK  ]
/etc/rc.d/init.d
root:# ./sendmail status
sendmail is not running

It can't run since /usr/sbin/sendmail has 0 size.

[hata_ph]

Ok...it seem the slackbuild that I based on slackware-current's own slackbuild is not working in VL7.
I have build sendmail-8.14.5 which i get it from archlinux...pls try it once it is available in the testing repo....

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thanks hata_ph
Old sendmail deleted and new one added to the testing repo.

[vincent2]

just tested, mail wasn't received yet , here's log:
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cat /var/log/maillog
Dec  4 14:23:01 vector sendmail[5430]: pB4KN1Sa005430: from=vl7stdgold, size=217, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201112042023.pB4KN1Sa005430@vector.Linux.net>, relay=vl7stdgold@localhost
Dec  4 14:23:01 vector sendmail[5430]: pB4KN1Sa005430: to=gensax@operamail.com, ctladdr=vl7stdgold (1000/1000), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30217, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]
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where did it go wrong?is it config not correct?

[hata_ph]

which version of sendmail u using?

[Pita]

Installed the new sendmail and basically it is working except the mail will not go out: 

Code:

cat /var/log/maillog
..../....
Dec  4 16:23:19 smartbro sendmail[2993]: pB48NIRW002993: to=maonot@operamail.com, ctladdr=heisspf (1000/1000), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=30257, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (pB48NIKY002994 Message accepted for delivery)
Dec  4 16:23:58 smartbro sendmail[3006]: gethostbyaddr(192.168.*.***) failed: 1
Dec  4 16:29:34 smartbro sendmail[3118]: gethostbyaddr(192.168.*.***) failed: 1

Will try to figure that one. Status=sent yet it failed. Another   or .
That's not funny at all.

[vincent2]

which version of sendmail u using?

i'm testing on the latest version from /test repo.
pls.instruct me how to make it wrok properly, need change defaulty config file?

[hata_ph]

Ok...me no good in sendmail so I may need some time in testing how to use it...let u know once i got any update

EDIT...

Ok...make sendmail-8.14.4 v2 (follow the slackware way) and it work with mailx out of the box...
but you need to make /etc/rc.d/rc.sendmail executable first by running chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.sendmail as root...then follow below way to use mailx

Type "mailx -s Subject email@address.com" (without quotes, replacing "Subject" with the message subject and "email@address.com" with the email address).
Press "Enter." Then type your message.
Press "Ctrl"+"D" to send your email.

you can double check /var/log/maillog to see the sendmail message log...

PS: if you are using the sendmail-8.14.5 that i build, pls removepkg it and installpkg sendmail-8.14.4 v2

EDIT: There is no more sendmail-8.14.4 v2...just install sendmail-8.14.4 v1 from gslapt/slapt-get...for those who already install my previous build...pls remove all the sendmail and reinstall it again from gslapt/slapt-get...sorry for the confusion...