On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:

> Note: I am sending this email from home.  Please Cc me ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> in your replies.
> 
> * Sendmail acting as the MTA.  Any mail to the vsnl.net.in domain is
> bouncing.
> 
> www:~ $ echo "testing.  Please ignore" | sendmail -v 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Warning: alias database /etc/aliases.db out of date
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Connecting to sbcsmtp1.ptss.com. via esmtp...
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Could that be the problem? It seems to be connecting to the wrong address.

> * Using Exim as MTA.  Mails reach vsnl.net.in fine.  Mails to cyberspace.org
> now bouncing.
> 
> $ echo "Testing.  Please ignore." | sendmail -v
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> LOG: 0 MAIN
>   <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=thaths P=local S=292
> www:~ $ Exim version 2.05 debug level 1 uid=8 gid=8
> probably Berkeley DB version 1.8x (native mode)
> delivering message 10wrvg-0003mp-00
> Connecting to blr.vsnl.net.in [202.54.12.6] ... connected
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Here it's using the right one?

>  $ echo "Testing.  Please ignore." | sendmail -v
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> LOG: 0 MAIN
>   <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=thaths P=local S=295
> www:~ $ Exim version 2.05 debug level 1 uid=8 gid=8
> probably Berkeley DB version 1.8x (native mode)
> delivering message 10wrwF-0003ms-00
> Connecting to grex.cyberspace.org [204.212.46.130] ... connected
>   SMTP<< 220-grex.cyberspace.org Sendmail 8.6.13/8.6.12 ready at Wed, 23
> Jun 199
> 9 14:40:54 -0400 
> 220 ESMTP spoken here
>   SMTP>> EHLO www
>   SMTP<< 250-grex.cyberspace.org Hello aunet.org [216.103.113.202],
pleased
> to meet you 
> 250-EXPN 
> 250-SIZE 100000 
> 250 HELP
>   SMTP>> MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=1326
>   SMTP<< 250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Sender ok
>   SMTP>> RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>   SMTP<< 553 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... One generation passeth away, and
> another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

No idea, grex is listed as the mail exchanger for cyberspace.org...

Ok, looking at George Bonser's reply, it gives me something to check.
  $ telnet grex.cyberspace.org 25
  Trying 204.212.46.130...
  Connected to grex.cyberspace.org.
  Escape character is '^]'.
  220-grex.cyberspace.org Sendmail 8.6.13/8.6.12 ready at Wed, 23 Jun 1999
  15:47:31 -0400
  220 ESMTP spoken here
  EHLO www
  250-grex.cyberspace.org Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX], pleased to meet you
  250-EXPN
  250-SIZE 100000
  250 HELP
  MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=1326
  250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Sender ok
  RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  553 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... One generation passeth away, and another
  generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
  RSET
  250 Reset state
  EHLO anomie.dhis.org
  250-grex.cyberspace.org Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX], pleased to meet you
  250-EXPN
  250-SIZE 100000
  250 HELP
  MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=1326
  250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Sender ok
  RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Recipient ok
  RSET
  250 Reset state
  QUIT
  221 grex.cyberspace.org closing connection
  Connection closed by foreign host.

Looks like that is the problem. You'd think it'd give a more appropriate
error message, though. Like complaining about the EHLO instead of the RCPT
later on...

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