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Date:  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:33:32 -0800
From:  "Ken Marcus -  Precision Web Hosting" <kenmarcus (at mark) precisionweb.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:04191] Re: Sendmail Problem on NuOnce install
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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> Hi blues,
>
> On 2006/02/24, at 22:53, Brian N. Smith wrote:
>
>>> What kind error did you get?
>>> Please check /var/log/maillog and send to maillist.
>>
>> Hisao,
>>
>> It is probably the same error with CGI scripts.  The "-f xxx" is
>> needed. But, in PHP, you can do it globally.
>
> Yes, I think this is the famous sendmail issues on BlueQuartz.
>
>
>> #1 - Figure out where your php.ini is.  The "default" is /etc/php.ini
>> #2 - Search for these lines
>>
>> ; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default:
>> "sendmail -t -i").
>>
>> Below that, add this:
>>
>> sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f admin
>>
>> the "-f admin" is needed.
>
> I think that there are some problems.
> Because, admin user is the administrator of the server, but many
> domains are in the same box and the many of users are not in the same
> company of administrator, then the error mail will be back to the
> admin not to be back to the sender.
>
> The best way is to add 5th argument '-f user@domain', however, many
> of php programs and cgi scripts doesn't write '-f' options for sendmail.
>
> The easy fix as a Cobalt method is that you change the server name to
> the other name which is *not* the same as virtual sites name.
>
> I changed the wizard package not to make a default virtual site at
> wizard process and not allow to make a virtual site the same as
> server name.
> But, Brian changed these my changes to the original codes on his CD.
> I understand that a lot of users expect to make the default virtual
> site like as Cobalt RaQ550 and the user enters "www.example.com" for
> server name and default virtual site.
> If the default virtual site is same as system name, there is same
> issues on the other virtual site.
>
> And then, I tried to fix the sendmail issue and to make virtual site
> at wizard process.
> I changed the wizard form such as the attached image.
> I added the field for virtual site, but this name needs to be
> different from sever name.
>
> Why I did, I thank Brian to maintain the iso for all of BlueQuartz
> users, and a lot of user install with his CD, not with tgz installer.
> So, I want the core BlueQuartz package to be one repository at 1.0
> release. It means, I release update packages, then the packages
> overwrite his changes, I think it is not good for all users.
>
> It is the best way to fix the sendmail issue with some sendmail.cf
> changes.
> I don't find the other answer on it.
>
> Please let me know, if anyone have good answer not to change the policy.
>


I don't think the limitation of not having a site name the same as the 
server name is a problem, especially if that will solve the sendmail 
problems.

The server can be named something like
blueserver.something.com

Then your main virtual host could be
blue.something.com


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Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net