Sending Mail using HP-UX

[mobidyc]

Hello,

i don't understand anything, once you indicates than the mail server is calling 'mail', once other you say it's called 'main', do you know what is the really name of your mail server ?
please be concentrate.

if the name and IP of your lotus name server is:
172.16.100.222 mail.dcdm.mu

put in your /etc/hosts file:
172.16.100.222 mail mail.dcdm.mu

create a /etc/nsswitch.conf file with the following content :
#
passwd: files
group: files
hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue TRYAGAIN=continue] dns
networks: files
protocols: files
aliases: files
services: files

put in your /etc/mail/service.switch the following content:
#
hosts files dns

test the connectivity with your mail server:
#> telnet mail.dcdm.mu 25
helo domain
mail from:foobar@dcdm.mu
rcpt to:address@dcdm.mu
data
mail test
.

this telnet example will connect you directly to your lotus notes server, you can see if there is an error (and where) during the different commands.

if your telnet connection is OK and you have received your mail, you can continue your sendmail work, if not, the problem is outside.

restart the sendmail daemon and test, first with 'sendmail -bv address@dcdm.mu', second by 'echo test|mail address@dcdm.mu'.

in all manner, transient parse error is a name resolution time out, if that don't work, it's because either you've not respect the indications or you've a network connection error.

Regards,
Cedrick Gaillard.

[ravi.aryan]

Hi Cedrick,

I think I wrongly explained myself in trying to give all information I thought could be useful... The Name of the Lotus Notes server is called "mail" and the complete name is "mail.dcdm.mu"

When I log in the domain over here with my username I log in on the domain "main"... Then I can access the mail from thereon... Else I can access my office mail using an internet address...

I apologise for the confusion... Sending of mail by doing telnet and mail works perfectly... I receive the mail no problem...

As you say the problem is with the domain resolution...

Also I am not obtaining any log of mail actions.. The mail.log file remains empty... I will try what you say and give you a feedback...

Thanks a lot Cedrick and sorry for the confusion caused

Regards
Ravi