Sendmail: Deferred: Connection timed out

From: Butler, Mathew (Mathew.Butler_at_logicacmg.com)
Date: 07/29/03

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    Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:12:07 +1000
To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    > I've just configured sendmail ( the version supplied with the O/S) on
    > Tru64 5.1.
    >
    > I can now send emails, but only to other users of the same machine. If I
    > try to send emails to an account outside of my domain the email is queued,
    > but then eventually times out without being delivered.
    >
    > [mail.log]
    >
    > Jul 26 12:13:29 chewie sendmail[429764]: LAA0000339799:
    > to=<username>@yahoo.com, ctladdr=butlerm (252/15), delay=00:17:47,
    > xdelay=00:17:46, m
    > ailer=smtp, relay=mx4.mail.yahoo.com. [66.218.86.254], stat=Deferred:
    > Connection timed out with mx4.mail.yahoo.com.
    >
    > [END]
    >
    As you can see th email to yahoo seems to head to the relay and then
    time-out.

    > This is the first time I have used sendmail and I am a little stumped. I
    > have run through the Tru64 networks doco, have hit the sendmail website
    > and googled the problem, but am now stuck.
    >
    > Does anyone have any suggestions?
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    >
    > Mathew Butler
    > Consultant
    > LogicaCMG
    > 17-19 Orion Road, Lane Cove West,
    > Sydney, NSW 2066
    > Australia
    > E: butlergm@logicacmg.com
    > T: +61 (0) 2 9424 4623 (direct)
    > F: +61 (0) 2 9427 9490
    > http://www.logicacmg.com
    >

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