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Xref: sserve comp.mail.mh:4324 comp.os.386bsd.apps:1099 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hippo.ru.ac.za!ucthpx!mrvm.its.uct.ac.za!murray From: murray@its.uct.ac.za (Mark Murray) Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh,comp.os.386bsd.apps Subject: Hassles getting MH working in FreeBSD environment Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 09:26:22 GMT Organization: University of Cape Town Lines: 86 Message-ID: <murray.20.2D9A973E@its.uct.ac.za> NNTP-Posting-Host: mrvm.its.uct.ac.za Keywords: freebsd ppp local config Hi Guys I am having a small problem getting MH (latest version) to work on my machine. I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers. My configuration is this: FreeBSD 1.0.2 x 2 on a piece of Ethernet. KA9Q router also on this Ethernet, with a Dial-in PPP link. The PPP link is only made when I want outside access. I have a secondary nameserver running my side, and my primary is on the other side of the PPP link. The problem: When I switch on, but have not made the PPP connection, (ie the local nameserver has no valid information) MH cannot deliver LOCAL mail. I see the light flashing on my ethernet card, so it is going to the net for something. After a while it complains that SMTP is not accepting HELO etc. With the nameserver going, even with the line down afterwards, it delivers local mail fine. I would like it to be able to deliver mail to local users without net involvement (/etc/hosts ok for the other UNIX box) Any pointers? Here is my mtstailor file: ========================== > mmdfldir: @(MHDROPATH) > mmdflfil: @(MHDROPFIL) > hostable: @(MHETCPATH)/hosts > servers: localhost \01localnet > sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail And here is my MH file: ======================= > # @(#)MH.386bsd,v 1.2 1993/02/09 15:19:38 jtc Exp > # a 386BSD system running SendMail > cc cc > bin /usr/local/bin > etc /usr/local/lib/mh > mandir /usr/local/man > mail /var/mail > chown /usr/sbin/chown > manuals gen > mts sendmail/smtp > > sprintf int > signal void > options BIND BSD42 BSD43 DBMPWD MORE='"/usr/bin/more"' > options SYS5DIR NTOHLSWAP OVERHEAD VSPRINTF WHATNOW ZONEINFO > options MHE MHRC MIME > options POSIX > options NORUSERPASS <======= ADDED BY ME > > # > # POP > # > pop on > popdir /usr/local/lib/mh > #options APOP='"/etc/pop.auth"' > #options DPOP > #options MPOP > options RPOP Both pulled from FreeBSD-current. HELP! Mark -- Mark Murray (ITS/MURRAY) \+/ Internet: murray@ucthpx.uct.ac.za User support services +X+ Voice: +27 21 650 3025 Information Technology Services, /+\ This .sig is umop ap!sdn University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa