Re: [TCLUG:15464] Sendmail Problem

[Nate Carlson <natecars@real-time.com>]

On Sun, 2 Apr 2000, Eric F Crist wrote:

> Hey,
> 
> I'm running Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 with sendmail 8.9.1.
> 
> I have a computer network with a cable-modem hooked to my linux box, and an NT
> box using my linux box as a gateway to the internet.  
> 
>                                  /^^^^^^^^^^^\
> WinNT Box <--> Linuxbox <--> Internet 
>    \______________/
> 
> The WinNT box needs to use sendmail on my linux box to send mail.  I can dl
> messages fine to my NT box, using incoming mail addy pop.ardent-hacker.net but,
> when I try to send mail, using addy smtp.ardent-hacker.net, I get error 550:
> Relaying denied.
> 
> I believe this has something to do with the following code in sendmail.cf:

Simple: add the IP address of your NT box to the /etc/mail/access file  :)

(Sendmail 8.9.x includes anti-spam features that require you to add every
host sending mail to that file..)

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