And then I get back from xyz.org (the only one out of 450+ subscribed
organizations where this happens), for each of their subscribers an error
message
"RE: Warning: a85226440@xyz.org - User unknown!"
Are you indicating Dan, that for a header starting like the one above, your
MTA would also generate such an error message?
Thanks for the additional detail. I'm an inexperienced BSD/majordomo
administrator (except by the standard remote email command way of
administering lists) and don't understand sendmail, but am getting at least
a minimal understanding of the files in usr/local/majordomo/lists.
> Now, if I am domain abc.net, and you are domain xyz.com, and I am hosting
> your lists for you, I need to make sure any mail leaving my system on your
> behalf has headers that identify the origin of the message as xyz.com
rather
> than abc.net. Any aliases specific to your domain will have your domain
name
> appended to the alias. Sendmail example for hosted domain xyz.com at
abc.net
> with a listname of strange.
>
> /etc/mail/virtusertable:
> owner-strange@xyz.com owner-xyx-strange
> strange@xyz.com xyz-strange
[...]
I don't have a "virtustable" file in etc/mail. The two files starting with
"virt" are virtmaps and virtmaps.db with virtmaps just having a few lines
none of which pertain to the individual lists that are generating these
error messages.
Thanks very much for your input.
Stephen Ronan
> Stephen Ronan wrote:
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > These aren't theoreticals except for the insignificant factor that I've
> > changed the domain part of the addresses, because I don't want to point
to
> > possible mail server problems at another organization or help the
harvesting
> > of addresses from these archives for spam.
> >
> > The error message that I receive as list manager and that the sender of
the
> > message receives is of this nature:
> > "RE: Warning: a85226440@xyz.org - User unknown!"
> >
> > I can't remove such an address because there is no such address
subscribed!
> >
> > The a85226440 part of the address doesn't originate from the list of
> > subscribers but _is_ found in the etc/mail aliases file for the list
name.
> > So, why do I receive error message like that whenever a message is sent
to
> > the list. I have been communicating with the folks at xyz.org but they
can
> > come up with any reason how these error messages are being generated.
> >
> > -Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan Liston" <dliston@netscape.com>
> > To: "Stephen Ronan" <sronan@ctcnet.org>
> > Cc: "Majordomo Users" <majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 11:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: question about Majordomo
> >
> > > I don't understand your question. Maybe due to the vagueness of
> > theoreticals
> > > rather than specifics. It, they, that, the, first, second. What does
it
> > all
> > > mean?
> > >
> > > If you get a bounce about an address being "User Unknown" remove that
> > address
> > > from your list. Simple.
> > >
> > > Dan Liston
> > >
> > > Stephen Ronan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Whenever, a message is sent to one of our lists that has some
> > subscribers at
> > > > one particular organization (let's call it xyz.org), I receive for
each
> > > > subscriber a bounce mail error message with a subject line like
this:
> > > > "RE: Warning: a85226440@xyz.org - User unknown!"
> > > > where the number at the start of the address corresponds to the
number
> > in
> > > > the aliases file for the list name. As it happens they use our list
name
> > for
> > > > the first part of their subscription address in most cases as in
> > > > listname@xyz.org. But I don't think that's the problem, because I
think
> > even
> > > > other subscribed addresses create the same problem.
> > > > I notice in the header of a message that I myself receive from the
list
> > that
> > > > there are two Received.... for lines and the second is to the number
> > that is
> > > > appearing in the error messages, e.g. below it says "for a85226440".
> > > >
> > > > From owner-ctcm@ctcnetx.org Mon Oct 23 23:16:52 2000
> > > > Received: from ctcnet.org (ctcnet.org [209.95.106.127]) by
> > shell1.zz.net
> > > > (8.8.8/8.6.9) with ESMTP id XAA10838 for <jjj@zz.net>;
> > > > Mon, 23 Oct 2000 23:16:52 -0400 (EDT)
> > > > Received: (from ctcnet@localhost)
> > > > by ctcnetx.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA13782
> > > > for a85226440; Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:13:32 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > From: "John Doe" <jdoe@z.com>
> > > >
> > > > So I'm wondering whether it may be that at that site's ISP the email
> > server
> > > > is trying to deal with the second Received... for part as if it
refers
> > to a
> > > > real address. Has anyone encountered this problem or able to suggest
a
> > > > diagnosis/solution?
> > > >
> > > > - Steve Ronan
> > >
>
>
|
|
