>
> Hello Jeff,
>
> > Rather than go through the hours I've spent on this, I installed a test
> > version of Majordomo 1.94-4. Everything was set up according to the
> > INSTALL file. Everything works fine, until I get to the part about:
> >
> > % touch /path/to/majordomo/lists/test
> > % echo 'lists' | mail majordomo
> >
> > At this point, the Log records:
> >
> > Jun 07 21:02:16 goblin.punk.net majordomo[16388] {} ABORT majordomo@goblin.punk.net: is not a valid return address.
> >
> > And an email message to root also saying that majordomo@goblin.punk.net is
> > not a valid return address.
>
> Majordomo refuses to send email to a user named 'majordomo' because
> that's almost certainly going to cause a mail loop. It certainly would
> in this case, if Majordomo replied to your test message then it would
> spend forever talking to itself. It'll also refuse to send mail to
> 'uucp', 'mailer-daemon' and 'listserv'.
>
> Try sending your test message from a normal user login, not when you're
> logged in as 'majordomo'.
This happens no matter WHAT I'm logged in as - root, majordomo, normal user,
etc.
--
Jeff Simmons jeff@punk.net
Simmons Consulting - Network Engineering and Administration
Punknet - what happens when a bunch of computer geeks with way too much
free time and free hardware get pissed off at their ISP.
"You guys, I don't hear any noise. Are you sure you're doing it right?"
-- My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
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