[Mailman-Users] Solved: smtp-failure: 'Addres family was not recognized or address length wasinvalid'

[Rameš Vladislav]

Thank you very much for your answer, it start working
properly when I had defined SMTPHOST and SMTPPORT in 
mm_cfg.py how you adviced (SMTPHOST='t2.pvt.cz', 
SMTPPORT='25'). 

Have a nice day.

Vladislav Rames


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Sapiro [mailto:mark at msapiro.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:04 PM
> To: Rameš Vladislav
> Cc: mailman-users at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] smtp-failure: 'Addres family was 
> not recognized or address length wasinvalid'
> 
> Ramea Vladislav wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I tried to run mailman 2.1.9 with postfix 2.0.16 on Alpha 
> TRU64 UNIX 5.1A.
> > Unfortunately, when I tried to subscribe to my test 
> conference, I got this errors to smtp-failure file:
> > 
> > ...
> > Feb 12 16:57:08 2008 (250559) delivery to root[at]t2.pvt.cz failed 
> > with code -1: (5, 'Addres family was not recognized or 
> address length 
> > was invalid.') Feb 12 16:57:08 2008 (250559) Low level smtp 
> error: (5, 
> > 'Addres family was not recognized or address length was invalid.'), 
> > msgid: <mailman.292.1202831704.250529.mailman[at]t2.pvt.cz>
> > Feb 12 16:57:08 2008 (250559) delivery to root[at]t2.pvt.cz failed 
> > with code -1: (5, 'Addres family was not recognized or 
> address length 
> > was invalid.') Feb 12 17:00:02 2008 (250559) Low level smtp 
> error: (5, 
> > 'Addres family was not recognized or address length was invalid.'), 
> > msgid: <mailman.293.1202832001.250529.mailman[at]t2.pvt.cz>
> > ...
> 
> 
> These errors are reported from the outgoing MTA to Mailman 
> when Mailman tries to send a message (in this case to 
> root[at]t2.pvt.cz).
> 
> 
> > In Postfix maillog subscriptions looks like "send":
> > 
> > ...
> > t2.pvt.cz# tail mail.log
> > Feb 13 09:05:00 t2 postfix/pickup[256660]: 5411D4DE: uid=0 
> from=<root> Feb 13 09:05:00 t2 postfix/cleanup[256788]: 
> 5411D4DE: message-id=<20080213080500.5411D4DE[at]t2.pvt.cz>
> > Feb 13 09:05:00 t2 postfix/qmgr[250778]: 5411D4DE: 
> from=<root[at]t2.pvt.cz>, size=346, nrcpt=1 (queue active) 
> Feb 13 09:05:00 t2 postfix/local[256800]: warning: 
> dict_nis_init: NIS domain name not set - NIS lookups disabled 
> Feb 13 09:05:01 t2 postfix/local[256800]: 5411D4DE: 
> to=<mailman[at]t2.pvt.cz>, orig_to=<mailman>, relay=local, 
> delay=1, status=sent ("|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman post 
> mailman") Feb 13 09:10:00 t2 postfix/pickup[256660]: 
> B1DA54DE: uid=0 from=<root> Feb 13 09:10:00 t2 
> postfix/cleanup[256817]: B1DA54DE: 
> message-id=<20080213081000.B1DA54DE[at]t2.pvt.cz>
> > Feb 13 09:10:00 t2 postfix/qmgr[250778]: B1DA54DE: 
> from=<root[at]t2.pvt.cz>, size=346, nrcpt=1 (queue active) 
> Feb 13 09:10:00 t2 postfix/local[256815]: warning: 
> dict_nis_init: NIS domain name not set - NIS lookups disabled 
> Feb 13 09:10:01 t2 postfix/local[256815]: B1DA54DE: 
> to=<mailman[at]t2.pvt.cz>, orig_to=<mailman>, relay=local, 
> delay=1, status=sent ("|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman post 
> mailman") ...
> 
> 
> These log entries are the delivery of posts to Mailman and represent 
> sucessfull deliveries despite the warnings.
> 
> 
> > When I tried mailman with sendmail, result was the same 
> (the same error messages in smtp-failure file). 
> 
> 
> Which indicates that the outgoing MTA Mailman is talking to 
> is neither 
> sendmail nor Postfix.
> 
> 
> > Sending and receiving e-mails to/from users on this server 
> (t2.pvt.cz) works properly.
> > 
> > I tried to find in conferences error message "Addres family 
> was not recognized or address length was invalid." with 
> "mailman", but withouth usable result.
> 
> It is not a Mailman message. It comes from the MTA.
> 
> Have you redefined SMTPHOST and/or SMTPPORT in mm_cfg.py. If not, 
> Mailman is trying to send via SMTP to 'localhost' port 25. 
> What happens 
> if you 'telnet localhost 25'? What MTA answers?
> 
> Also see 
> <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.
073.htp>.
> 
> -- 
> Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
> 
> 
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