[Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin" error

[Wolfram Knipp]

is there a better alternative to sendmail then?


-
Wolfram Knipp


-----Original Message-----
From: mailman-users-admin at python.org
[mailto:mailman-users-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Tom Whiting
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 6:52 PM
To: Wolfram Knipp
Cc: mailman-users at python.org
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin" error


More than likely yes it is the problem, if you're using a distribution that
has been released in, say, the past year or so, and haven't touched the
config files.

As far as where your config files are, look for 'em in /etc/mail (on most
distributions). If they're not there, grab a big ol cup of coffee, pull up
your distribution's manual and start reading away.
You'll have to do the latter anyways I'm sure, because enabling sendmail to
relay to x server is not fun by any means.

On Wednesday 14 August 2002 05:39 am, Wolfram Knipp wrote:
> yes I'm using sendmail.
> later versions of sendmail disallow relaying? ugh... this could be the
> issue then.
> where is the sendmail configuration file (default) on the server? i was
> unsuccessful at trying to find it earlier on
> thanks
>
>
> -
> Wolfram Knipp
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailman-users-admin at python.org
> [mailto:mailman-users-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Tom Whiting
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 6:32 PM
> To: Wolfram Knipp; Matthias Janichen
> Cc: mailman-users at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin" error
>
>
> Well, check to make sure you've actually set up sendmail, or which ever
MTA
> you ARE using correctly then.
> Relaying being prohibited usually means you have NOT set up your MTA on
the
> server correctly. Remember, by DEFAULT the later versions of sendmail deny
> relaying. This is something you're going to have to change.
>
> On Wednesday 14 August 2002 05:19 am, Wolfram Knipp wrote:
> > hi,
> >   on my DNS server i set lists.mydomain.org to point to the IP addy of
> > the server Mailman is on.
> > I'm required to use LISTS.mydomain.org, because mydomain.org is already
> > being used for another server.
> >
> > as for Qmail, nope I'm not using it...
> >
> >
> > -
> > Wolfram Knipp
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailman-users-admin at python.org
> > [mailto:mailman-users-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Matthias Janichen
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 2:30 PM
> > To: mailman-users at python.org
> > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin" error
> >
> > At 14:30 13.08.02 +0800, Wolfram Knipp wrote:
> > ><mylist at lists.mydomain.org>
> > >     (reason: 550 relaying to <mylist at lists.mydomain.org> prohibited by
> > >administrator)
> >
> > is lists.mydomain.org a different server or just a virtual domain on the
> > same machine? In that case you should add it to the list of localhosts.
>
> For
>
> > Qmail this would be the file /var/qmail/control/rcpthosts
> >
> > try to send to mylist at mydomain.org and get rid of "lists."
> >
> > Reg.
> >
> >
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