Re: Oracle Box running in a DMZ and now I can't get emails

From: John Jolet (john.jolet@FXFN.COM)
Date: Tue Jul 08 2003 - 22:29:00 EDT


does the mail relay name resolv at the command line?

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick B. O'Brien [mailto:pobrien@DOIT.NV.GOV]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:59 PM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: Oracle Box running in a DMZ and now I can't get emails

I put the ip of this smtp relay server located in my DMZ into my hosts file. I then made an entry in my /etc/sendmail.cf file which looks like this,

DSwwwmailrelay.xxxx.xx.xx

But still no joy. Can you think of anything else?

TIA.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Pellerito [mailto:Sue.Pellerito@JACKINTHEBOX.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 2:57 PM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: Oracle Box running in a DMZ and now I can't get emails

Just replace the DS parm with your mail server:

# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DSnotes3.whatever.com

Hopefully, it will resolve from your hosts file. Good luck! DNS can wreak
havoc quickly.

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I have a couple AIX 4.3.3.10 Boxes running in our DMZ. I had to rename my
/etc/resolv.conf file to get Oracle to see its hostname correctly, rather
than looking at the DMZ's DNS Entry. Now I cannot get emails, these AIX
Boxes do not want to send me emails without the resolv.conf file. I put in
our domain name into the /etc/hosts but no joy.

Any help on configuring the /etc/sendmail.cf file, using the Smart Relay
Option. Or, any thoughts or ideas. TIA!



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