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Subject: RE: Wrapper for bulk-mailer
From: "Mohler, Jeff" <jeff . mohler @ netapp . com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:27:58 -0800
To: "'Daniel Liston'" <dliston @ netscape . com>, "Mohler, Jeff" <jeff . mohler @ netapp . com>
Cc: majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM

http://www.sendmail.org/~ca/email/smenhanced.html seems to clearly outline my specific problem.

My output in the logs is such:
---
<message to large list comes in>
<big pause>
Nov 20 15:37:03 speedracer sendmail[25190]: fAKNYgK25188: timeout waiting for in
put from local during Draining Input
Nov 20 15:37:03 speedracer sendmail[25365]: fAKNZ3B25365: SYSERR: putoutmsg (loc
alhost): error on output channel sending "250 2.1.5 <ryan@magma-da.com>... Recip
ient ok (will queue)": Broken pipe
Nov 20 15:37:03 speedracer sendmail[25365]: fAKNZ3B25365: lost input channel fro
m daemon@localhost to stdin after rcpt
Nov 20 15:37:03 speedracer sendmail[25365]: fAKNZ3B25365: from=<owner-nasanorcal
events@speedtoys.com>, size=0, class=0, nrcpts=0, proto=SMTP, relay=daemon@local
host
Nov 20 15:37:03 speedracer sendmail[25432]: fAKNb3S25432: SYSERR: putoutmsg (loc
alhost): error on output channel sending "220 speedracer.speedtoys.com ESMTP Sen
dmail 8.11.3/8.11.1; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 15:37:03 -0800 (PST)": Broken pipe
Nov 20 15:37:03 speedracer sendmail[25432]: NOQUEUE: daemon@localhost did not is
sue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to stdin
...etc..etc..etc..xhundreds
---

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Liston [mailto:dliston@netscape.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:21 PM
To: Mohler Jeff
Cc: majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM
Subject: Re: Wrapper for bulk-mailer


OK, I will play stupid.  Why do you need a wrapper?  Who/what told you that it
is needed?  And are you POSITIVE creating a link to bulk_mailer in the smrsh
directory is not enough to solve your problem?  Smrsh is discussed in the FAQ.

Dan Liston

"Mohler, Jeff" wrote:
> 
> I already use bulk-mailer with great sucess.  What I need..it to run it via a wrapper to solve an issue with large lists and a bug in Sendmail that is not fixed.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dliston@netscape.com [mailto:dliston@netscape.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:09 PM
> To: Mohler Jeff
> Cc: majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM
> Subject: Re: Wrapper for bulk-mailer
> 
> Sendmail security requires a link in your smrsh directory to any/all executables
> called by the RHS of aliases.  If you are running RedHat, make sure /etc/smrsh/
> contains a link to /usr/sbin/bulk_mailer.  Then again, that also assumes majordomo
> was installed from the rpm file, and that you are running an smrsh dependent
> version of sendmail.
> 
> I keep this right in my aliases file for quick reference.
> 
> #####################################################################
> #
> # Use of bulk_mailer with sendmail:
> # To have bulk_mailer distribute mail to a list, add the following lines
> #
> # owner-{FOO}: whoever-maintains-foo
> # {FOO}-outgoing: "|{BULK_MAILER} owner-{FOO}@{YOUR.DOMAIN} {ADDRESS_LIST}"
> #
> # where {FOO} is the name of the list, {YOUR.DOMAIN} is your
> # fully-qualified domain, {BULK_MAILER} is a full path name of the
> # bulk_mailer program, and {ADDRESS_LIST} is a full path name of the
> # file containing the list of addresses.
> #
> # test-outgoing: "|/usr/sbin/bulk_mailer owner-test@DOMAIN.TLD /var/lib/majordomo/lists/test"
> #
> ###########################################################################
> Of course, additional arguments such as maxdomains are fine, this is just
> a bare minimum to make it work.
> 
> Dan Liston
> 
> "Mohler, Jeff" wrote:
> >
> > I need to build a wrapper as I understand it for bulk-mailer.
> >
> > As this involves the aliases file..im very unsure on how to accomplish this.
> >
> > 3sracers-outgoing:"|/usr/local/bin/bulk_mailer -maxdomains <x> 3sracers@speedtoys.com /usr/local/majordomo/lists/3sracers"
> >
> > Thats how I currently call it, any pointers would be appreciated..and of great help to tohers in the archives as well.
> >
> > Thanks!



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