Re: AIX Sendmail - change sender's address
- From: base60 <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:59:50 GMT
Joe wrote:
base60 wrote:
Joe wrote:
Base60,
No need to be pretentious.
You asked.
Yeah, I asked for some help, not pointless commentary.
When you're asking for help, you've already acknowledged that
you're not a good judge of what "pointless commentary" is.
I have no involvement in your mess and given your 'tude, I'd
rather let you dig yourself deeper than try to help you... :)
Have a nice day.
.
But, if that is your way of helping. Let
me clear things up for you.
In response to your first "So?":
Can't send email from a unknown domain. Given your attitude, I would
think you should know that.
Yeah, I know... you missed the point.
Obviously, and yet you still can't seem to make a clear one...point
that is.
In response to your "Solved what?" question:
Masquerading solved the unknown domain issue. Also, refer to my
response above.
Actually, it didn't solve anything... it just moved the problem...
light coming on, now?
How do you figure? Let me enlighten you.....in the beginning, there
were 6 servers whose domains were unknown and could not send emails
outside of the local network due to unknown sender error. Along came a
lowly system admin, who, upon recognizing the issue, set about to
correct it.
Days and nights passed, where the system admin spent his time
researching sendmail documentation for this was something relatively
new to him. When, at last, a solution to the unknown sender error
appeared within a piece of the hallowed sendmail documentation (on
IBM's website), it came in the form of masquerading. The system admin
then set about configuring one server using this new information with
much trepidation. While bent over his keyboard, upon completing this
new configuration, he did attempt to send an email using the mail -v
command. There was much rejoicing when said email was delivered to the
appropriate email server without harm or issue.
But a question furrowed the brow of the lowly system admin. "How do I
distinguish the emails from the different servers, while using
masquerading?", he thought to himself. Again he set off to research
sendmail configuration, finding bits and pieces of what he thought was
relevant information. But, in the end, he could not put the pieces
together himself. So, he set off to find those who may be able to help
him. Coming across the comp.unix.aix and comp.mail.sendmail groups on
google.com, he contemplated asking the question. After mustering much
courage and fortitude he did, then, present his question with much hope
that someone may direct him to an appropriate document to help him with
his problem. This was not to be the case with the comp.unix.aix group,
for their representative, Base60, acting in a most unprofessional and
discourteous manner did mock and ridicule the lowly system admin rather
than offer a suggestion or idea which may have pointed the questioner
in a helpful direction. When, in the darkest hour, where the lowly
system admin thought that he may have to continue alone upon his
sendmail research, a light did appear. A candle flicker, ever so
faintly in the distance, held by a friendly hand in the
comp.mail.sendmail group. The holder of this candle did offer a
suggestion and directed the lowly system admin to appropriate
supporting documentation, which has resulted in progress to solve the
issues he is facing.
Wow, I've missed my calling. I should be a creative writer. Is that
enough of a description for you?
You are correct in your observation that bounced emails from these
servers would not be returnable. First, our firewalls would stop them
(only outgoing mail). Second, these servers are not configured to
accept incoming email, nor would I configure them for that (auditors
are peculiar about that sort of thing).
Then why do you care where they're coming from and is there a problem
with using your log files for occasional problem determination?
First, the people who are getting these emails, don't have access to
the servers to read the logs. Second, these are notifications of a
failed automatic batch processing. If you had to watch each process as
it ran, it kind of gets away from the idea of automatic batch
processing. Stop me if I am going too fast. Just the facts, ma'am.
Oh, and when I have a problem, I use the logs for problem
determination, get off your horse, before you fall.
But, given the information above, which isn't needed by anyone to help
with the issue, you must be right. I haven't thought this through at
all.
Given what you're asking, that was my conclusion.
Again, what I am trying to do is common practice in sendmail, as my
research bears out....it's part of virtual hosting....check out these
links....
http://www.madboa.com/geek/sendmail-genericstable/
http://www.sendmail.org/virtual-hosting.html
The people who wrote these documents must not have thought it out very
well either.
And, kindly note, I'm being factual and not snotty.
Keep telling yourself that.
And kindly note, I am being sarcastic.
Thanks for all your help, especially with my creative writing practice.
Joe
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