port submission issues - sendmail setup

[R Skinner]

On 07/18/13 00:38, Rodrigo OSORIO wrote:
> On 18/07/13 00:40 +1000, R Skinner wrote:
>> This has been a real fiasco to send one around the bend.
>>
>> I'm trying to quickly submit a port and I used the send-pr this time and
>> attached my shar as opposed to using the web form, except my sendmail is
>> being rejected because it is a firewalled host and can't be found.
>>
>> So I spent several hours trying to get my head around sendmail and the
>> security involved and setup the 'smart host' option. Eventually this
>> worked, and sent to my mail gateway which is postfix.
>>
>> I then checked the pr list - still not there. So I checked the mailq on
>> the gateway and it still says its looking for the firewalled host! Arrrgh!
>>
>> I'm not up to speed on sendmail at all, so can someone tell what potion
>> I've got to pour into this thing so the send-pr will work correctly
>> without opening any security flaws or access outside of 127.0.0.1?
>>
>> Cheers
>> (Please cc - thx)
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> Hi,
>
> Why didn't you try the www interface[1] ?
> Don't forget to add a .txt extention to your shar file :)
>
> If you really want to use sendmail, I can send you my own config
> files.
>
>
Thanks for all the replies. It appears it is easier to fix the web 
interface issue than the sendmail one :)

But if you don't mind Rodrigo, I might get those conf files to see how 
it works. Maybe I might get a clue on Sendmail ;) Just send them direct 
though if you like.

Cheers