sendmail/e-mail doesn't work
Last Update 2006-03-31
Well, what doesn't work?
You have to find out what exactly doesn't work.
That involves finding a complete error message
or taking a look at the
logfile.
Some basic things to do/check:
-
did you start the sendmail daemon?
(e.g., sendmail -bd)
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Does it run?
ps axuww | grep sendmail
or
ps -eaf | grep sendmail
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Check the
logfile
for any errors.
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Connect to your sendmail daemon:
telnet localhost 25
Does it respond?
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Send yourself a test message from another system:
date | sendmail -v you@your.domain
and take a look at the output.
Some basic things to do/check:
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Send a test message to another system:
date | sendmail -v nobody@another.domain
and take a look at the output.
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Check the
logfile
for any errors.
And finally, when you ask a question (in
comp.mail.sendmail
or at sendmail.org), make sure you
do it the right way
and
ask smart.
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