I think your sender address is invalid which makes the receiving mailserver
choke/not accept/deny ...
<bepp (at mark) localhost.localdomain> is not valid :)
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:12:16 -0500, Brent Epp wrote
> At 2007-03-15 16:00, you wrote:
> >Do you have a logfile you can share with us ?
>
> Sure. This is what is logged in /var/log/maillog for sending one email...
>
> Mar 15 18:57:18 localhost sendmail[13571]: l2FNvIG8013571: from=bepp,
> size=51, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> msgid=<200703152357.l2FNvIG8013571 (at mark) localhost.localdomain>, relay=bepp (at mark) localhost
> Mar 15 18:57:18 localhost sendmail[13574]: STARTTLS=server,
> relay=localhost [127.0.0.1], version=TLSv1/SSLv3, verify=NO,
> cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits=256/256
> Mar 15 18:57:18 localhost sendmail[13571]: STARTTLS=client,
> relay=[127.0.0.1], version=TLSv1/SSLv3, verify=FAIL,
> cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits=256/256
> Mar 15 18:57:18 localhost sendmail[13574]: l2FNvI7B013574:
> from=<bepp (at mark) localhost.localdomain>, size=352, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> msgid=<200703152357.l2FNvIG8013571 (at mark) localhost.localdomain>,
> proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=localhost [127.0.0.1]
> Mar 15 18:57:18 localhost sendmail[13571]: l2FNvIG8013571:
> to=brent (at mark) pdcweb.net, ctladdr=bepp (503/100), delay=00:00:00,
> xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30051, relay=[127.0.0.1]
> [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (l2FNvI7B013574 Message accepted
> for delivery)
> Mar 15 18:59:19 localhost sendmail[13576]: l2FNvI7B013574:
> to=<brent (at mark) pdcweb.net>, ctladdr=<bepp (at mark) localhost.localdomain>
>
> (503/100), delay=00:02:01, xdelay=00:02:01, mailer=esmtp, pri=120352,
> relay=server.name.hidden. [ip address hidden], dsn=4.0.0,
> stat=Deferred: Connection timed out with server.name.hidden.
>
> >Maybe the smarthost does not accept connections from your server.
> >Try telnetting to port 25 of that server from your server.
>
> It seems to work. I logged into the SMTP server over port 25 (from
> my server box) and successfully sent an email.
>
> >Taco
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Epp" <brent (at mark) pdcweb.net>
> >To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:32 PM
> >Subject: [coba-e:09184] Re: Difficulties with SMTP
> >
> >
> >>Ah, I should have said that I already did that. However, I
> >>neglected to look at the maillog after making that change.
> >>
> >>I've commented out the line I added to /etc/mail/sendmail.mc.
> >>
> >>So, now it seems that the mail is trying to send correctly, but the
> >>SMTP keeps timing out.
> >>
> >>At 2007-03-15 01:06, you wrote:
> >>>Brent,
> >>>
> >>>You should NOT modify the files manually.
> >>>You can configure the smarthost in the UI under E-mail->Advanced settings.
> >>>
> >>>Taco
> >>>
> >>>On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:48:53 -0500, Brent Epp wrote
> >>> > I have a PC on my local network at home running BlueQuartz CentOS.
> >>> > I use it as a testing server for web development.
> >>> >
> >>> > I think my ISP only allows me to use their own SMTP server, so I
> >>> > need to configure my BQ box to use my ISPs SMTP server rather than
> >>> > its own. I've added define(`SMART_HOST',`myisp.smtp.server') to
> >>> > /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, and I think it has helped, but I still am not
> >>> > able to send mail.
> >>> >
> >>> > These are the entries in /var/log/maillog when I use
> >>> > `echo "test body" | mail -s "test subject" brent (at mark) pdcweb.net`
> >>> >
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:56 localhost sendmail[9451]: l2F0Eu1U009451: from=user,
> >>> > size=79, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> >>> > msgid=<200703150014.l2F0Eu1U009451 (at mark) localhost.localdomain>,
> >>>relay=user@localhost
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:56 localhost sendmail[9454]: STARTTLS=server,
> >>> > relay=localhost [127.0.0.1], version=TLSv1/SSLv3, verify=NO,
> >>> > cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits=256/256
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:56 localhost sendmail[9451]: STARTTLS=client,
> >>> > relay=[127.0.0.1], version=TLSv1/SSLv3, verify=FAIL,
> >>> > cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits=256/256
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:56 localhost sendmail[9454]: l2F0EupG009454:
> >>> > from=<user (at mark) localhost.localdomain>, size=359, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> >>> > msgid=<200703150014.l2F0Eu1U009451 (at mark) localhost.localdomain>,
> >>> > proto=ESMTP, daemon=Daemon0, relay=localhost [127.0.0.1]
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:56 localhost sendmail[9451]: l2F0Eu1U009451:
> >>> > to=brent (at mark) pdcweb.net, ctladdr=user (503/100), delay=00:00:00,
> >>> > xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30079, relay=[127.0.0.1]
> >>> > [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (l2F0EupG009454 Message accepted
> >>> > for delivery)
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:57 localhost sendmail[9456]: l2F0EupG009454:
> >>> > to=<brent (at mark) pdcweb.net>, ctladdr=<user (at mark) localhost.localdomain>
> >>> >
> >>> > (503/100), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=120359,
> >>> > relay=myisp.smtp.server. [000.000.000.000], dsn=5.6.0, stat=Data
> >>> > format error
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:57 localhost sendmail[9456]: l2F0EupG009454:
> >>> > l2F0EvpF009456: DSN: Data format error
> >>> > Mar 14 19:14:57 localhost sendmail[9456]: l2F0EvpF009456:
> >>> > to=<user (at mark) localhost.localdomain>, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00,
> >>> > mailer=local, pri=31671, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
> >>> >
> >>> > Obviously, I've changed a few things (usernames, domains, IPs, etc)
> >>> > for security reasons. Also, I do not have a registered domain for
> >>> > access from outside my router, I use DynDns.org the few times when I
> >>> > need to give access to someone outside.
> >>> >
> >>> > I'm pretty new at this, so I'm not sure where to go from here.
> >>> >
> >>> > Brent Epp
> >>> > mailto:brent (at mark) pdcweb.net
> >>
> >>
> >>Brent Epp
> >>mailto:brent (at mark) pdcweb.net
> >
> >
> >Brent Epp
> >mailto:brent (at mark) pdcweb.net