i cant send mail

[Dereckfun]

hi i have a hp-ux B.11.11 U which i connect from telnet.

i want to use mailx command to send mail. I configured /etc/hosts and add the ip of an mail server computer. Sendmail is installed and when i try to send mail, cursor waits for a long time but nothing happens.
A few times it returns to my mailbox as returned mail. This (returned) mail says the problem is unknown host.
How can i solve this problem.
if you want more details i try to explain...

thnx

this is my command

mailx -s "try" halil@mymail.com

[Dennis Handly]

I assume after that mailx command you then type your message? And end with a "."?

[Dereckfun]

ok after i write message i seems as sent...
i doesnt give any error.
but still my mail isnt delivered to recipients.

[Ivan Krastev]

Use sendmail to obtain more information:

# echo test | sendmail -v your@mail.com

regards,
ivan

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom

mailq

# Checks if the message is queued or not.

tail /var/adm/syslog/mail.log

# Checks for error messages.

sendmail -v -d8.99 -d38.99 halil@mymail.com

type some text

.


Full diagnostics.

Run the diagnostics above and post the results please.

SEP

[Yogeeraj_1]

hi,

Make sure that your sendmail has been properly configured.

In your /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
1. Configure the macro DS to DS
and also configure the macro Dj$w. to Dj$w.

2. make sure that the name is properly resolved either by the /etc/hosts or the DNS


kind regards
yogeeraj

[Jeeshan]

BTW where you want to send mail?
is it HP-UX to MS Exchange?

Please chek your configuration

[Dereckfun]

thank you all...

the problem was in sendmail.cf i changed my domain, QueueLA and RefuseLA parameters there.
i deleted $w from Dj$w.Mydomain
and it worked.