network problems

Top Page
Attachments:
Message as email
+ (text/plain)
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Nathan England
Date:  
Subject: network problems
--=-VGk1y0TXg3pJ4WGgpPtM
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well, duh!
Keep harpin' buddy!
I didn't check it because I was positive that the-arcanum.org was in
there! Well it wasn't!

All works well now, thank you.


On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 02:06, Robert Ambrose wrote:
> I hate to keep harping about sendmail.cw/known-host-names, but you haven'=

t=20
> given me an answer.  What's happening is sendmail thinks the recipient=20
>  needs to be delivered via the esmtp mailer, i.e.=20
> not local delivery.  Sendmail doesn't think this host is receiving mail=20
> for the-arcanum.org. =20
>=20
> What's in sendmail.cw/known-host-names and sendmail.mc?
>=20
> rna
>=20
> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Nathan England wrote:
>=20
> >=20
> > root@apache:~# dig -t any the-arcanum.org
> >=20
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2-P3 <<>> -t any the-arcanum.org
> > ;; global options:  printcmd
> > ;; Got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51598
> > ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
> >=20
> > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > ;the-arcanum.org.               IN      ANY
> >=20
> > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > the-arcanum.org.        38400   IN      MX      10
> > apache.the-arcanum.org.
> > the-arcanum.org.        38400   IN      A       192.168.0.1
> > the-arcanum.org.        38400   IN      SOA     apache.
> > webmaster.the-arcanum.or
> > g. 1074412333 10800 3600 604800 38400
> > the-arcanum.org.        38400   IN      NS      apache.
> >=20
> > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > apache.the-arcanum.org. 38400   IN      A       192.168.0.2
> >=20
> > ;; Query time: 25 msec
> > ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> > ;; WHEN: Thu Jan 22 00:16:02 2004
> > ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 154
> >=20
> >=20
> > root@apache:~# sendmail -bt
> > ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked)
> > Enter <ruleset> <address>
> > > 3,0 
> > canonify           input: nathan @ the-arcanum . org
> > Canonify2          input: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org >
> > Canonify2        returns: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > canonify         returns: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > parse              input: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > Parse0             input: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > Parse0           returns: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > ParseLocal         input: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > ParseLocal       returns: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > Parse1             input: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > Mailertable        input: < the-arcanum . org > nathan < @ the-arcanum =

.
> > org . >
> > Mailertable        input: the-arcanum . < org > nathan < @ the-arcanum =

.
> > org . >
> > Mailertable      returns: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > Mailertable      returns: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > MailerToTriple     input: < > nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > MailerToTriple   returns: nathan < @ the-arcanum . org . >
> > Parse1           returns: $# esmtp $@ the-arcanum . org . $: nathan < @
> > the-arcanum . org . >
> > parse            returns: $# esmtp $@ the-arcanum . org . $: nathan < @
> > the-arcanum . org . >
> >=20
> >=20
> > Any idea?
> >=20
> > On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 23:42, Robert Ambrose wrote:
> > > What about sendmail.cw/local-host-names?
> > >=20
> > > Failing that, some information would be next.
> > >=20
> > > How about the output of:
> > >=20
> > > dig -t any the-arcanum.org
> > >=20
> > > and
> > >=20
> > > sendmail -bt
> > > 3,0 
> > >=20
> > > Let's see those commands have to say for themselfs...
> > >=20
> > > rna
> > >=20
> > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Nathan England wrote:
> > >=20
> > > > This is what I got.
> > > > If I don't have the A record for the-arcanum.org sendmail errors sa=

ying
> > > > the domain doesn't exist.
> > > > I created the MX record, the-arcanum.org points to apache (192.168.=

0.2)
> > > > priority 10
> > > > This is what is said...
> > > >=20
> > > > The original message was received at Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:40:58 -070=

0
> > > > from [192.168.0.5]
> > > >=20
> > > >    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> > > > <>
> > > >=20
> > > >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > > > 554 5.0.0 MX list for the-arcanum.org. points back to
> > > > apache.the-arcanum.org
> > > > 554 5.3.5 Local configuration error
> > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > ``````````````````````
> > > >=20
> > > > On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 03:10, Robert Ambrose wrote:
> > > > > Do you have the-arcanum.org listed in sendmail.cw/local-host-name=

s (or
> > > > > whatever the name de jour is)? The MX record for you internal DN=

S zone
> > > > > should point to the system which will receive the email. Since t=

he email
> > > > > shouldn't be going outside your LAN, port blocking by Qwest shoul=

d not be
> > > > > an issue. Specifying an A record for the-arcanum.org is not nece=

ssary to=20
> > > > > get email delivered to the-arcanum.org, the MX record does this. =

=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > A very useful technique for debugging how an email address will b=

e
> > > > > delivered to is to use the -bt option with sendmail:
> > > > >=20
> > > > > sendmail -bt
> > > > > 3,0
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Will show how sendmail thinks an email addressed to this recipien=

t will=20
> > > > > be delivered.
> > > > >=20
> > > > > rna
> > > > >=20
> > > > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Nathan England wrote:
> > > > >=20
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > I am trying to setup internal e-mail on my systems and I'm havi=

ng weird
> > > > > > problems. My firewall is 192.168.0.1, my e-mail (sendmail and i=

pop3d)
> > > > > > are on 192.168.0.2, .2 is also my internal dns that all my mach=

ines use.
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > My firewall is setup for eth0 being my vdsl connection, eth1 is=

my
> > > > > > internal nic. All machines connect to the outside via iptables =

nat.
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > Qwest blocks port 25, I think that's my problem, coming from th=

e
> > > > > > internal nat.
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > when 192.168.0.5 sends an e-mail, it goes to .2 which resolves
> > > > > > the-arcanum.org as internal 192.168.0.1, when I watch sendmail =

on .2, it
> > > > > > says it is deferred and stops. It won't send it.=20
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > I tried changing my dns to resolve the-arcanum.org to be .2 , b=

ut that
> > > > > > didn't work, it came back saying that the message loops back to=

itself,
> > > > > > MX problem. So I added MX records for the-arcanum.org to point =

to .2 but
> > > > > > then sendmail just times out trying to send a message.
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > Is this all because qwest is blocking 25 and I'm internally nat=

'ing, or
> > > > > > something else? I didn't have this problem when I had normal ds=

l without
> > > > > > any ports being blocked, but maybe I'm missing the problem.
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > nathan
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > >=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------
> > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
> > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> > > >=20
> > >=20
> > > ---------------------------------------------------
> > > PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
> > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> >=20
>=20
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

--=20
Nathan England

Arcanum Linux !
nathan at the-arcanum.org
jabber id:

"A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular."
--Adlai Stevenson


Registered Linux User #189789, Machine #106603
www.sincerechoice.org

--=-VGk1y0TXg3pJ4WGgpPtM
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc
Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQBAEBjDBSK6uOjZg9gRAkW2AJ40VgXeTUK0qlUYlWQ2omVqmuIWRACdG9HB
zzEgmfsG5mR2y2Oqp8uxLAA=
=lY8J
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--=-VGk1y0TXg3pJ4WGgpPtM--