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# 8  
Old 03-29-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by gopidesaboyina
now you've correct script. you need to check smtp for mail sending/receving from that box. you may just check mails simply by sending mail from prompt. if you recive then we can look @ script otherwise need to work in that area..
good luck & post if any errors.

Testing mail :

mailx -s "Difference of files" ss@cs.com < press enter >
Enter some text
^d
I did has you said but still i'm not getting any mails.As you said,i think some configuration has to be done with SMTP.Can you please give me more details on that...i'm working on SunOS.

Thanks
Kumar
# 9  
Old 03-29-2007
Do you have sendmail installed and running on that box?
Code:
ps -ef | grep sendmail

If so, are you using a smart host (i.e. relaying)?

grep '^DS' /path/to/sendmail.cf (probably /etc/mail/sendmail.cf)

If not, is DNS configured correctly on the box?

more /etc/resolv.conf

Does the domain you're sending to have correctly configured MX records?

dig mx targetdomain.com (or use nslookup if dig not available)

If so, can you telnet to port 25 on the destination mail server?

What appears in the logs when you attempt to send the mail?
Code:
tail -f /var/log/syslog

Cheers
ZB
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 03-03-2010 at 07:34 AM.. Reason: added code tags
# 10  
Old 03-29-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by zazzybob
Do you have sendmail installed and running on that box?

ps -ef | grep sendmail

If so, are you using a smart host (i.e. relaying)?

grep '^DS' /path/to/sendmail.cf (probably /etc/mail/sendmail.cf)

If not, is DNS configured correctly on the box?

more /etc/resolv.conf

Does the domain you're sending to have correctly configured MX records?

dig mx targetdomain.com (or use nslookup if dig not available)

If so, can you telnet to port 25 on the destination mail server?

What appears in the logs when you attempt to send the mail?

tail -f /var/log/syslog


Cheers
ZB
> ps -ef | grep sendmail

exim 1046 1 0 Feb 22 ? 0:06 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q15m
ssaravan 4850 2187 0 05:10:26 pts/5 0:00 grep sendmail
> grep '^DS' /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
DS
> more /etc/resolv.conf
domain xxxyyy.com
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 65.210.102.67
nameserver 65.220.102.61
> dig mx www.infics.com
dig: Command not found.
> nslookup mx www.infics.com
nslookup: Command not found.
>

Code:
tail -f /var/log/syslog
Mar 29 04:17:25 net exim[4357]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:17:25 1HWsdB-00018G-0d => ssaravana <ssaravana@net.xxxyyy.com> R=localuser T=local_delivery
Mar 29 04:17:25 net exim[4357]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:17:25 1HWsdB-00018G-0d Completed
Mar 29 04:17:42 net exim[4365]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:17:42 Start queue run: pid=4365
Mar 29 04:17:42 net exim[4365]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:17:42 End queue run: pid=4365
Mar 29 04:32:42 net exim[4493]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:32:42 Start queue run: pid=4493
Mar 29 04:32:42 net exim[4493]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:32:42 End queue run: pid=4493
Mar 29 04:47:42 net exim[4627]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:47:42 Start queue run: pid=4627
Mar 29 04:47:42 net exim[4627]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 04:47:42 End queue run: pid=4627
Mar 29 05:02:42 net exim[4771]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 05:02:42 Start queue run: pid=4771
Mar 29 05:02:42 net exim[4771]: [ID 197553 mail.info] 2007-03-29 05:02:42 End queue run: pid=4771

i think the email ID is masked with some domail name..instead of the email id being like aaa@xxyyy.com...it is registered as aaa@net.xxxyyy.com
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 03-03-2010 at 07:36 AM.. Reason: added code tags
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