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 Warning: alias database /etc/aliases.db out of date 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...