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03-01-2002, 09:24 AM #1Newbie
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I dug a big hole in sendmail and I am not sure how to get out - HELP!
hhhmmm need some HHHEELLLPP!
Hi yes I have the same problem. I lot of hosts, ISP's etc are joining orbs which basically blocks any email that is relayed.
I was trying to solve this problem as per what orbs say on their site at orbs sendmail which is to include the following line in my sendmail.mc
FEATURE(`dnsbl', `relays.ordb.org', `Rejected - see http://ordb.org/')dnl
Anyway when I pico into sendmail.mc it has the following info at the top.
dnl This is the sendmail macro config file. If you make changes to this file,
dnl you need the sendmail-cf rpm installed and then have to generate a
dnl new /etc/sendmail.cf by running the following command:
dnl
dnl m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf
So of course I take note of this and write it down. I then went and had a quick look at sendmail.cf before touching sendmail.mc and I noted that it was a special ensim version. Also on a check for sendmail-cf rpm I came up with sendmail-cf-8.11.6-2ensim3. (But I did not save a copy of sendmail.cf......)
Ok so I think I am sweet. I have all the correct modules, etc so I think lets go ahead and give it a burl.
So I pico into sendmail.mc and make the change adding the line FEATURE(`dnsbl', `relays.ordb.org', `Rejected - see http://ordb.org/')dnl
at the end of the Features list.
Then I m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf and then using ensim I try and restart SMTp.........nothing, no restart
Mild panic starts to set in so I pico back to sendmail.mc and delete what I have just added.....then I
m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf
again and back into ensim and restart SMTP.....it works...... Phew I think.
So lets go and send some test emails......nothing received, nothing can be sent......Greater panic now.
I think the thing I stuffed up most is by not saving a copy of sendmail.cf. I think what has happended is that by doing m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf
I have overwritten the special ensim version with a standard sendmail version and while I seem to be still able to access sendmail from ensim, I can no longer send or receive email.
Can someone possibly help me out of this predicament I have gotten myself into????????? I am assuming that thier is a module that I can possibly run to restore the settings??????
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03-01-2002, 09:06 PM #2Web Hosting Guru
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what did ensim say?
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03-01-2002, 09:14 PM #3Newbie
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No response as yet....I will try their forums.
Anyone have some ideas?
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03-01-2002, 09:27 PM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
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Try the attachment below it is the default sendmail.cf file for Ensim 3.0.
Replace the one you have with this one and see if it fixes the problem. After replacing restart the webppliance.Regards,
Brian P.
Digital X Web[TM], LLC
http://digitalxweb.net
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03-02-2002, 12:04 AM #5Newbie
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Thanks digital. Chris on the ensim pointed out that ensim have a separate sendmail.mc file so the theory was correct, I just edited the wrong file.
ok here is the solution.....so far. I am still testing and getting some relaying denied problems but here goes.
To ad orbs to your sendmail.
Log into root through SSH.
Once there
cd /usr/lib/opcenter/sendmail/install
ok now we need to edit sendmail.mc
pico sendmail.mc
page down until you see a list of FEATURES
At the end of FEATURES and before EXPOSED add the line
FEATURE(`dnsbl', `relays.ordb.org', `Rejected - see http://ordb.org/')dnl
then control x to exit pico
Y to save and then press enter to save file.
Ok now we need to update sendmail.cf
so now go
m4 /usr/lib/opcenter/sendmail/install/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf
Now that is it....it should be done. I am still testing this but for anyone following this thread this is the solution so far. The problem previously is that I had simply edited the wrong sendmail.mc. Thanks to Chris on the ensim board for pointing this out. The thread at ensim for those interested is Ensim thread
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03-02-2002, 10:21 PM #6Web Hosting Evangelist
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Good to see you have it fixed..
Regards,
Brian P.
Digital X Web[TM], LLC
http://digitalxweb.net