[nflug] Adaptec StorMan Software - Need solution

[Roelant Ossewaarde]

Do you have access to the sendmail-server? Maybe you can rewrite the  
address via sendmail rules *before* it is checked to be valid for the  
MAIL FROM:-address to something like raid@ 
(whateverthethingfillsinhere)? Probably part of ruleset 3.

Alternative solution 2:
 From http://www.wkeys.com/articles/swol/Apr_99.html:

"accept_unqualified_senders
By default, if the sender's address isn't fully qualified, sendmail  
will refuse the connection. For example:

mail from:
553 ... Domain name required
Use of this feature overrides the default so the connection will be  
accepted.

Advantage: I recommend always using fully qualified addresses.  
However, on an internal mail gateway, you may not be able to control  
how the other local systems send you mail, and this will allow you to  
accept mail with unqualified sender addresses.
Disadvantage: You lose some ability to track where mail is coming  
from. Don't use this on a firewall."

(this refers to a spam-control flag in sendmail configuration)

If you can adequately lock off the mailserver so that it only accepts  
unqualified senders for this domain (either through sendmail rulesets  
or magic), I would probably trust it.

On May 3, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Justin Bennett wrote:

> Hey guys,
>      I have a system I bought from penguin computing. It's running  
> an adaptec 2130S raid card with the Adaptec Storman software to  
> monitor hardware events on the Raid card. The software lets me set  
> a smtp server, reply, and to address for the email notifications.  
> When it goes to send an email, it puts the Reply address in the  
> header as a 'From: xxxx', but doesn't use it when sending the MAIL  
> FROM: command during the SMTP session. It sends MAIL FROM:  
> xxx.dynabrade.com (where xxx is the hostname). So sendmail on my  
> smtp server bounces it with a ' Domain name required for sender  
> address' error and wont accept my email. I contacted Penguin and  
> they tell me:
>
>   " I really wish I could be more help, but as far as configuring  
> the email notifications in redhat using StorMan, I never had much
> luck. This email notification feature not is supported in RedHat as  
> per Adaptec tech. support. We tried our level best with
> Adaptec to make it work, but they never came up with a solution."
>
> I can't blame them, It looks like Adaptec's Storman has an issue  
> with it's software's formulation of a FROM address for the email  
> notificaiton.
>
> I can' find a way to let sendmail accept these messages, and do  
> away with the error. If someone has a solution please let me know!
>
> My idea is : I can set an SMTP port on the StorMan software. So I'm  
> thinking I can write a perl or bash script to listen on a specific  
> port, and have the script 'receive' the message from the storman  
> software, repackage the message, and email it to the appropriate  
> person (with a from address).
>
>
> Let me know if you think I'm over killing it.
>
>
> Justin
>
> -- 
> Justin Bennett
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade, Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
> Clarence, NY 14031
>
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