smart_host on sendmail min config

[Aryeh M. Friedman]

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Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2007-12-11 13:53, "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>>> You still haven't shown us:
>>>
>>> * How your local rc system starts Sendmail
>> Until I can get it right from the command line I am not going to
>> include it in my /etc/rc thus currently there is none
>>
>>> * The active Sendmail processes you have now
>> Except for the one I start (with the below command line) before
>> sending there is none running.
>
> Then you need to replicate what `/etc/rc.d/sendmail' does.  You
> have the code to that script, you also have `/etc/defaults/rc.conf'
> as a guide of the defaults supported by FreeBSD.  Happy hacking :)
>
> I'm not interested in rewriting `/etc/rc.d/sendmail' from scratch,
> so other than a few pointers like the following, I'm out of the
> thread:
>
>> here is the complete transcript of my last attempt to actually
>> send something: [...]
>
>> monster-freebsd# sendmail -bd -q1m
>
> Here you started a sendmail process which listens for connections
> to *all* interfaces.  That's probably ok if you plan to accept
> incoming SMTP connections on _any_ interface, i.e. because you are
> running a Sendmail server accessible from outside.
>
> On my laptop this would be replaced by:
>
> /usr/sbin/sendmail -L smtpd -bd -q30m \
> -ODaemonPortOptions=Addr=localhost
>
> Note the use of the -O flag to make sure Sendmail is only listening
> on the localhost:25 port for mail submission requests.
>
> Then you have to start a *second* Sendmail instance, to flush the
> local `clientmqueue' and forward the messages you see as `Deferred'
> when you run the `mailq -Ac' command:
>
>> monster-freebsd# mailq -Ac /var/spool/clientmqueue (8 requests) -
>> -----Q-ID----- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- -
>> ------------Sender/Recipient----------- lBAEQDUM077228        9
>> Mon Dec 10 09:26 aryeh (Deferred: Connection refused by
>> [127.0.0.1]) aryeh at gmail.com
>
> Now you have to run a second Sendmail instance, i.e. with:
>
> /usr/sbin/sendmail -L mailq -Ac -q10m
>
> NOTE: The `smtpd' and `mailq' arguments to the -L options are not
> the standard names FreeBSD assigns to these processes.  They are
> just the ones I use on my laptop.
>
> Since you are using a custom, local sendmail startup script, that's
>  about the best I can write to get you kickstarted.  For more help
> with the way Sendmail operates, you can always refer to the
> ``Sendmail(TM) Installation and Operation Guide''.  A copy of the
> guide is conveniently installed by the FreeBSD installation process
> at:
>
> /usr/share/doc/smm/08.sendmailop/*
>
> Good luck with the startup scripts.  I don't really understand why
> you insist on rewriting something which works(TM), is featureful
> and easy to extend, like the rc.d scripts, but that's besides the
> point :-)
>
> - Giorgos
>
>
>
>

Above still does nothing:

monster-freebsd# /usr/sbin/sendmail -L smtpd -bd -q30m
- -ODaemonPortOptions=Addr=localhost     -ODaemonPortOptions=Addr=localhost
monster-freebsd# /usr/sbin/sendmail -L mailq -Ac -q10m
monster-freebsd# mailq -v
WARNING: local host name (monster-freebsd) is not qualified; see
cf/README: WHO AM I?
        /var/spool/mqueue (2 requests)
- -----Q-ID----- --Size-- -Priority- ---Q-Time---
- --------Sender/Recipient--------
lBCKovjf051782       10      30377 Dec 12 15:50 <aryeh at monster-freebsd>
                 (Deferred: 421 Connection not accepted at this time)
                        <aryeh.friedman at gmail.com>
         (Deferred: 421 Connection not accepted at this time)
lBCKovjh051782        9      30380 Dec 12 15:50 <aryeh at monster-freebsd>
                 (Deferred: 421 Connection not accepted at this time)
                        <aryeh.friedman at gmail.com>
         (Deferred: 421 Connection not accepted at this time)
        Total requests: 2
monster-freebsd# tail -f /var/log/maillog
Dec  9 09:15:38  newsyslog[587]: logfile first created
Dec  9 09:15:38  sm-mta[720]: starting daemon (8.14.2):
SMTP+queueing at 00:30:00
Dec  9 09:15:38  sm-msp-queue[724]: starting daemon (8.14.2):
queueing at 00:30:00
Dec  9 12:22:28  sm-mta[729]: starting daemon (8.14.2):
SMTP+queueing at 00:30:00
Dec  9 12:22:28  sm-msp-queue[733]: starting daemon (8.14.2):
queueing at 00:30:00





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