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Subject: Re: A small problem...
From: Brent Chapman <brent @ mycroft . GreatCircle . COM>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 16:34:26 -0700
To: Bror Hellman <hellman @ proxxi . uf . se>
Cc: majordomo-users @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: Your message of Tue, 21 Jun 1994 12:04:46 +0200 (MET DST)

Bror Hellman <hellman@proxxi.uf.se> writes:

# I've got a small problem...  All mail from MajorDomo (all results etc.) 
# includes a null address so every mail bounces back to me from the 
# mailer-daemon.  I use 1.92 on a BSD 4.3 system.
# 
# Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 22:35 MET DST
# From:MAILER-DAEMON@proxxi.uf.se
# To: Majordomo-Owner@proxxi.uf.se
# Subject: mail failed, returning to sender
# 
# |------------------------- Failed addresses follow: ---------------------|
#   ... null address
# |------------------------- Message text follows: ------------------------|
# Received: by proxxi.uf.se (/\==/\ Smail3.1.21.1 #21.8)
# 	id <m0qFq3x-000L9eC@proxxi.uf.se>; Mon, 20 Jun 94 22:35 MET DST
# Message-Id: <m0qFq3x-000L9eC@proxxi.uf.se>
# Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 22:35 MET DST
# Apparently-From: Majordomo-Owner@proxxi.uf.se
# Apparently-To: hellman, 
# 
# To: hellman
# From: Majordomo@proxxi.uf.se
# Subject: Majordomo results
# Reply-To: Majordomo@proxxi.uf.se
# 
# --
# 
# >>>> index mdtest
# total 4
# -rw-r--r--    1 md             17 Jun 10 21:58 Steamboat Willie
# -rw-r--r--    1 md             35 Jun 10 21:58 supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
# 
# 
# This is an excerpt from my majordomo.cf. 
# 
# # $mailer -- What program and args do I use to send mail?
# #$mailer = "/usr/lib/sendmail -f\$sender -t";
# $mailer = "/usr/lib/sendmail -f\$sender \$to";
# 
# I can't get any mail from majordomo when using the first (-t) line.
# It's getting silent. It does everything it should, but I can't get any 
# results. Since (if I understand you correctly) the second line (\$to) 
# isn't secure, I would like to use the first one...
# 
# 	Steamboat Willie
# 
# ----------------------------------------------
# 
# ... Does The Little Mermaid wear an algebra?
# 
# ----------------------------------------------
# 
# Internet: hellman@proxxi.uf.se, DuckNet: hellman@313:100/13.0
# 
# 
# 

Is the login you're running Majordomo as (whatever the "wrapper"
program is setuid to) a "trusted" user for Sendmail (i.e., listed on a
"T" line in the sendmail.cf file)?


-Brent
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