Sendmail: Deferred: Connection timed out

From: Butler, Mathew (Mathew.Butler@logicacmg.com)
Date: Mon Jul 28 2003 - 19:12:07 EDT


> I've just configured sendmail ( the version supplied with the O/S) on
> Tru64 5.1.
>
> I can now send emails, but only to other users of the same machine. If I
> try to send emails to an account outside of my domain the email is queued,
> but then eventually times out without being delivered.
>
> [mail.log]
>
> Jul 26 12:13:29 chewie sendmail[429764]: LAA0000339799:
> to=<username>@yahoo.com, ctladdr=butlerm (252/15), delay=00:17:47,
> xdelay=00:17:46, m
> ailer=smtp, relay=mx4.mail.yahoo.com. [66.218.86.254], stat=Deferred:
> Connection timed out with mx4.mail.yahoo.com.
>
> [END]
>
As you can see th email to yahoo seems to head to the relay and then
time-out.

> This is the first time I have used sendmail and I am a little stumped. I
> have run through the Tru64 networks doco, have hit the sendmail website
> and googled the problem, but am now stuck.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mathew Butler
> Consultant
> LogicaCMG
> 17-19 Orion Road, Lane Cove West,
> Sydney, NSW 2066
> Australia
> E: butlergm@logicacmg.com
> T: +61 (0) 2 9424 4623 (direct)
> F: +61 (0) 2 9427 9490
> http://www.logicacmg.com
>

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