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Operating Systems Solaris mailx/sendmail configuration/set up problem Post 302497597 by kazmiM on Thursday 17th of February 2011 04:08:08 PM
Old 02-17-2011
mailx/sendmail configuration/set up problem
Hello Good People of Linux World!!!

Background: Recent Networking Graduate, thrown in line of fire.

For the past couple of days I have been searching online for answers and haven't gotten anywhere regarding Mailx, Sendmail functionality on SunOS 5.9.

My dilemma:
Mailx / sendmail are not sending emails (not inside or outside our network).

Machine:
Code:
SunOS tmusid01 5.9 Generic_118559-11 i86pc i386 i86pc

Tried:
Code:
 echo "3PM" | mailx -s "Subject3PM" murtuza@live.ca

and it doesn't show any errors or such at that time.
But then, I get this email after a while

Code:
================================================================
From MAILER-DAEMON Thu Feb 17 15:16:31 2011
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:49:45 -0500 (EST)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@tmusid01.timelessmind.com>
To: root@tmusid01.timelessmind.com
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (warning-timeout)

This is a MIME-encapsulated message

--p1HJmjF0000450.1297972185/tmusid01.timelessmind.com

    **********************************************
    **      THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY      **
    **  YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE  **
    **********************************************

The original message was received at Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:44:27 -0500 (EST)
from root@localhost

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
451 live.ca: Name server timeout
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 5 days old

--p1HJmjF0000450.1297972185/tmusid01.timelessmind.com
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; tmusid01.timelessmind.com
Arrival-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:44:27 -0500 (EST)

Final-Recipient: RFC822; murtuza@live.ca
Action: delayed
Status: 4.4.3
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:49:45 -0500 (EST)
Will-Retry-Until: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:44:27 -0500 (EST)

--p1HJmjF0000450.1297972185/tmusid01.timelessmind.com
Content-Type: message/rfc822

Return-Path: <root>
Received: (from root@localhost)
        by tmusid01.timelessmind.com (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.10/Submit) id p1HFiRdn000809;
        Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:44:27 -0500 (EST)
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:44:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Super-User <root>
Message-Id: <201102171544.p1HFiRdn000809@tmusid01.timelessmind.com>
To:, murtuza@live.ca
Subject: Subject3PM

3PM

--p1HJmjF0000450.1297972185/tmusid01.timelessmind.com--
================================================================

What does this mean?
What configuration/log files should I be looking into?
What can be done to fix this problem?

I look forward from hearing and learning from you experienced campaigners.

Cheers,
Kazmi
 

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