From: <pu...@we...> - 2005-08-10 03:11:51
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Quoting SM <sm...@re...>: > Hi PJ, > At 02:28 08-08-2005, pu...@we... wrote: >> Thanks for the suggestion. here are the results of my endeavours: >> >> taken from /var/log/maillog >> >> Aug 8 19:09:57 piglet sendmail[9239]: starting daemon (8.13.4): SMTP > > For the first sendmail configuration, add: > > define(`confDONT_PROBE_INTERFACES',`True')dnl > DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA1') > DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=202.126.106.148, Name=MTA') > >> Aug 8 19:09:58 piglet sm-msp-queue[9243]: starting daemon (8.13.4): >> queueing@00:15:00 >> Aug 8 19:09:58 piglet sendmail[9247]: starting daemon (8.13.4): >> queueing@00:15:00 >> Aug 8 19:09:58 piglet sendmail[9250]: starting daemon (8.13.4): SMTP >> Aug 8 19:09:58 piglet sendmail[9250]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): >> opendaemonsocket: >> daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use >> Aug 8 19:09:58 piglet sendmail[9250]: daemon MTA: problem creating >> SMTP socket > > For the third sendmail configuration, add: > define(`confDONT_PROBE_INTERFACES',`True')dnl > DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=192.168.0.1, Name=MTA2') > >> Now i think i have an explanation for the log entries. i'm running my email >> server on a box with just one nic and one ip address. (well two: >> 127.0.0.1 and >> 192.168.0.1) > > The first sendmail instannce binds to all the IP addresses. That is > why the third sendmail instance gives the "Address already in use" > error. I assume that the IP address 202.126.106.148 is the one on > which you receive mail and it is bound to the NIC. > >> at this junction in time i might take this opportunity and thank you >> sm, whole >> heartedly for your time and energies in responding to my questions. >> i think i >> shall delay implementing dk-milter & mailscanner till later. if, >> however, you >> do have an idea and would like me to try it then i shall and keep you up to >> speed with the results. once again thank you > > Please see the changes I suggested above. If you have the time and > energy, please give it a try. :) > > Regards, > -sm ------------------------------------------------------- I first of had a different idea of assigning two internal ip addresses to my NIC. Yet the more I think about my setup the more I think your suggestion will work. I shall try it this evening and let you know. Thank you once again Cheers PJ ------------------ www.websavages.com |