[ale] Sendmail problem update!

[andy]

Unix Guru Dude wrote:
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> }hello,
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> }  well for all of you who are helping me track down this nasty error, I finally
> }got a chance to try testing remotely, and yes it hung the machine on this
> }side too.  I tried telneting, pinging, and ftping into my machine, but nothing
> }worked.  The telnet didn't even come back with a connection refused message.
> }Ping just sat there (as did all of them), and when I went back to my machine
> }to see if it was hung, much to my dismay it was!  The screen saver had kicked
> }in, and I couldn't get it off the screen because the keyboard wasn't
> }responding.
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> Sorry, I haven't been following this thread, because I didn't I had anything
> to add, until now. :)  I would suggest that you try connecting via a direct
> terminal connection to your serial port.  This will at least verify if the
> machine is totally locked up or if it's the network.  Sorry if this is of
> no use....
> 
> }
> }One of my friends suggested just reinstalling.  He says that there is something
> }terribly wrong with my machine, and the best way is just to start over.  I'm
> }not so sure if I want to commit to this, but if I must I must.  So before I
> }commit linux suicide does anybody have any ideas!!  I probably won't be able to
> }do this for a couple of weeks or until everything stops happenning so fast! :)
> }
> }thanks
> }charlie
> }
> }                                                               Charles Hubbard
> }                                         Internet: charlie at felix.cc.gatech.edu
> }We have to believe in our free will: We have no choice in the matter.
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> --
> Until later:
> Geoffrey Myers   geof at denali.is.net   gamyers at attmail.com
>         http://www.ticllc.net/~geof  or http://denali.is.net/~geof
> 
>         Opinions expressed by me are mine, all mine, only mine.....

How about trying a terminal connection via dial up through a modem and getty? That 
should work just as good if a hard terminal isn't available.

			Andy