[Mailman-Users] relay host

[Justin Alcorn]

Check the timestamp on /etc/mail/access.db .  has it been updated?  run `make` 
in the /etc/mail directory (if there's a Makefile), specifically you need to run:

makemap hash access.db < access

That's the only thing that jumps out at me.

michael shiloh wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> configuration:
> 
>   redhat 7.3 with most updates
>   linux 2.4.9-21
>   python 1.5.2
>   sendmail 8.11.6
>   mailman 2.0.13
>   Apache 1.3.22
> 
> i'm having a bit of trouble getting mail sent out from my
> recently-installed list server. according to my sendmail
> documentation i'm allowing relay from my local host, and in
> fact in 
> 
>   /etc/mail/access
> 
> i have:
> 
>   # Check the /usr/share/doc/sendmail-8.11.6/README.cf file for a description
>   # of the format of this file. (search for access_db in that file)
>   # The /usr/share/doc/sendmail-8.11.6/README.cf is part of the sendmail-doc
>   # package.
>   #
>   # by default we allow relaying from localhost...
>   localhost.localdomain           RELAY
>   localhost                       RELAY
>   127.0.0.1                       RELAY
> 
> the symptom is that i can access my list's subscription
> website and subscribe. i get the next page that says:
> 
>   Confirmation from your email address is required, to
>   prevent anyone from subscribing you without permission.
>   Instructions are being sent to you at michael at ecsd.com. 
> 
> and then i see in my /var/log/messages:
> 
>   Nov  6 11:17:06 magritte sendmail[22687]: gA6JH6J22687:
>   ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=<michael at ecsd.com>,
>   relay=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1], reject=551 5.7.1 
>   we do not relay
> 

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