Homer Wilson Smith:
> 
>      From: adore.lightlink.com
> 
>      echo Subject: ping | /usr/lib/sendmail 
> buddy%emerald.lightlink....@majesty.lightlink.com
> 
>      majesty.lightlink.com returns mail loops back to myself.
> 
>      Both running postfix and allow_percent_hack = yes
> 

Are you lazy?

What hostname is named in

    This is the mail system at XXX

    I'm sorry etc...

What warnings are logged on that host.  

Maybe that will give you a clue.

        Wietse


> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Homer Wilson Smith   Clean Air, Clear Water,    Art Matrix - Lightlink
> (607) 277-0959       A Green Earth, and Peace,  Internet, Ithaca NY
> ho...@lightlink.com  Is that too much to ask?   http://www.lightlink.com
> 
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2013, Wietse Venema wrote:
> 
> > Homer Wilson Smith:
> >>       We are trying to get server A, to send mail through many other
> >> servers, back to server A.
> >
> > What about
> >
> >    $ echo Subject: ping | /usr/sbin/sendmail user%hosta@hostb \
> >     user%hosta@hostc user%hosta@hostd
> >
> > Out of the box (*), Postfix will send mail to hostb, hostc, and hostd
> > that they are supposed to deliver to user@hosta.
> >
> > (*) main.cf:allow_percent_hack=yes
> >
> >>      It would be useful if the 'smart host' could be specified on
> >> the sendmail command line, but alas I don't think this is possible.
> >
> > Sorry, that would open up all kinds of security holes.
> >
> >     Wietse
> >
> 

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