[SunHELP] Mail sent but not received

[Marek Grinberg]

Hello again,

Replacing DRmail.x.com with DR in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf:
DR
made sendmail to local user work OK.

How do I set up sendmail to send mail to external user ?

Marek

Marek Grinberg skrev:
> Hello,
>
> In a Sun E250 running Solaris 5.6, I create a mail, and it apperas as 
> being sent, but I do not receive it:
> # mail root
> text
> .
> # mailq
> Mail queue is empty
> # mail
> No mail.
> # mailx root
> Subject: text
> lll
> .
> EOT
> # mail
> No mail.
> # mailq
> Mail queue is empty
> #
>
> /etc/mail/sendmail.cf contains:
>  # "Smart" relay host (may be null)
>  #DSmailhost.$m
>  DSmail.x.com
>  ...
>  DRmail.x.com
>
> /var/log/syslog contains:
> May 10 15:49:30 neat-test sendmail[670]: PAA00670: from=neat, size=80, 
> class=0, pri=30080, nrcpts=1, 
> msgid=<200605101349.PAA00670 at neat-test.x.com>, relay=root at localhost
> May 10 15:49:32 neat-test sendmail[672]: PAA00670: to=root, ctladdr=neat 
> (1003/10), delay=00:00:02, xdelay=00:00:02, mailer=relay, 
> relay=mail.x.com [a.b.c.d], stat=Sent (sehan022as.x.com: Message 
> accepted for delivery)
>
> Apparently the mail is sent, but to external SMTP (mail.x.com). Should 
> mail to internal user (root) go directly to this user, and not via the 
> SMTP (mail.x.com) ?
>
> Marek
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