[ale] Cannot sendmail

[Richard Bronosky]

Just to be clear: I am not using gmail to send outgoing mail. Gmail is
using me. That's how I know my server CAN send email. Here is what
happens when I try to send and email from my bronosky.com server to my
work email.

Jan  6 16:16:00 slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]: /usr/sbin/postdrop -r
-v -v: wanted attribute: queue_idJan  6 16:16:00 slice1
postfix/sendmail[13625]: input attribute name: queue_idJan  6 16:16:00
slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]: input attribute value: 2BB3117683Jan
6 16:16:00 slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]: /usr/sbin/postdrop -r -v
-v: wanted attribute: (list terminator)Jan  6 16:16:00 slice1
postfix/sendmail[13625]: input attribute name: (end)Jan  6 16:16:00
slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]: /usr/sbin/postdrop -r -v -v: wanted
attribute: statusJan  6 16:16:00 slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]: input
attribute name: statusJan  6 16:16:00 slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]:
input attribute value: 0Jan  6 16:16:00 slice1
postfix/sendmail[13625]: /usr/sbin/postdrop -r -v -v: wanted
attribute: (list terminator)Jan  6 16:16:00 slice1
postfix/sendmail[13625]: input attribute name: reasonJan  6 16:16:00
slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]: input attribute value: (end)Jan  6
16:16:00 slice1 postfix/sendmail[13625]: /usr/sbin/postdrop -r -v -v:
wanted attribute: (list terminator)Jan  6 16:16:00 slice1
postfix/sendmail[13625]: input attribute name: (end)
Jan  6 21:16:00 slice1 postfix/pickup[13465]: 4CE7917686: uid=500 from=<bruno>
Jan  6 21:16:00 slice1 postfix/cleanup[13627]: 4CE7917686:
message-id=<20120106211600.4CE7917686 at slice1.bronosky.com>
Jan  6 21:16:00 slice1 postfix/qmgr[4482]: 4CE7917686:
from=<bruno at bronosky.com>, size=11252, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan  6 21:16:00 slice1 postfix/smtp[13619]: certificate verification
failed for mx1.coxinc.com: num=18:self signed certificate
Jan  6 21:16:01 slice1 postfix/smtp[13619]: 4CE7917686:
to=<richard.bronosky at coxinc.com>,
relay=mx1.coxinc.com[66.6.146.120]:25, delay=1,
delays=0.15/0/0.27/0.58, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 +OK message
queued for delivery.)
Jan  6 21:16:01 slice1 postfix/qmgr[4482]: 4CE7917686: removed

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Brian Mathis
<brian.mathis+ale at betteradmin.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Richard Bronosky <Richard at bronosky.com> wrote:
>> I have my gmail server set up to use bronosky.com as its outgoing mail
>> server. That's why this email appears to come from bronosky.com and
>> not gmail.com. So, I know that my server is configured to some degree
>> of correctness. However, I cannot send email using sendmail or
>> sendmail.postfix on the command line. It's the weirdest thing. Any
>> suggestions as to where to start?
>>
>> Here is what I am trying to do:
>> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/sendmail-from-the-command-line-288920/#post3529845
>> (notice the date on that posting. ;-)
>>
>> .!# RichardBronosky #!.
>
>
> What does it say in the mail log when you try to send?
>
> My guess is you need to setup gmail as your smarthost in sendmail or postfix.
>
>
> ❧ Brian Mathis
>
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