help with sendmail

[Chuck Swiger]

Jose Ferreira wrote:
> This is the error message ( or part there of ) I get :
> 
> ruleset=check_relay, arg1=localhost, arg2=127.0.0.1, relay=localhost
> [127.0.0.1], reject=553 5.3.0 localhost.
> 
> I'm running Sendmail 8.12.2.

There are security holes in that version: you ought to upgrade to the latest 
(8.12.9).  Do you have sendmail listening on port 25...ie, can you telnet to it?

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-Chuck