sendmail relaying

[Darin Perusich]

does "My Machine" send mail directly to external address or does it 
relay mail through your mailserver? can you send a copy of the mc file 
that you used to generate the sendmail.cf?

Robert Dege wrote:
> Sorry for my delayed response.  Was being distracted with other
> priorities.
> 
> 
>>What version of sendmail?
> 
> 
> sendmail-8.12.4-1
> 
> 
> 
>>You can send mail from a pc on your lan correct (only to the local
>>domain), your not getting a connection refused. In some of the later
>>releases by default sendmail will refuse connection on port 25 from
>>anything other than localhost (need to comment out
>>DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA') ) and then regen the
>>sendmail.cf file. I dont belive this is the case (just for general info
>>for others who may have this problem in the future).
> 
> 
> No, that's not correct.  Lemme explain it better:
> 
> 
> 		Firewall w/real IP
> 		    & masq. IP
> 			|
> 		+-------+---------------+
> 		|			|
> 		Mail Server		My Machine
> 		Masq IP			Masq IP
> 
> 
> My machine currently acts as a listserv.  It receives emails to the list &
> successfully forwards them to the list members.
> 
> 
> From "My Machine" I can email to myself and others at UB email addresses.
> 
> However, when I try to email an @aol.com address, I get the email relaying
> denied error.  If I logon to the machine I can then send the message via
> pine to ANY @aol.com address without error.
> 
> 
> 
>>Have you tried adding 192.x.x RELAY to /etc/mail/access Justin
> 
> 
> I added my 192.168.1 address to access, and relay-domains, but still no
> luck.  Still get relaying denied.
> 
> 
> -Rob
> 
> Robert Dege said: > > I'm
> 
>>having difficutlies sendmail mail with my sendmail server. > >
>>background: > > I have a linux box running sendmail in behind a firewall.
>>
>>>I want to use mail from my computer using my linux box as POP/SMTP > >
>>
>>Both machines have internal 192.168 addresses > The Linksys router has
>>the real_ip/hostname. > The linux box uses that hostname despite it's
>>internal IP > I added 192.168.1. to my /etc/mail/relays file. > > I am
>>able to send mail to my UB account from my machine. But when I try > to
>>send mail to an aol account, I get relaying denied. If I send it > from
>>the box directly (pine), then it sends no problem. > > So what step am I
>>overlooking? > > Dege > > So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny >
>>.... If They Weren't Happening To Me > > > -- > This message has been
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>>------------------------------------------- Justin Bennett Red Hat
>>(Linux) Certified Engineer Network Administrator Dynabrade Inc. 8989
>>Sheridan Dr Clarence, NY 14031 716-631-0100 ext 215
>>
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> 
> 
> Dege
> 
> So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
> .... If They Weren't Happening To Me
> 
> 
> 


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Darin Perusich
Unix Systems Administrator
Cognigen Corp.
darinper at cognigencorp.com