Unable to setup SMART Host in local mail server

[Mertens, Bram]

> 


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> HI all,
> 
> I have setup ed a Mail server and i wanna use a  hosting Mail 
> server SMTP
> (My Mail server service provider) .
> 
> Configuration in sendmail.cf file every thing seems to be 
> fine. Though i
> have mentioned in the configuration file SMART host my 
> external mail server
> IP address it is failing to pick up the mentioned address.
> 
> # dnl define ('SMART_HOST', ' mail.X.com <http://mail.x.com/>')dnl
> 
> the following i have given in /etc/mail/authinfo file
> 
> AuthInfo:<mail.x.com> "U:samuel at x.com" "P:<xxxxxxx>" "M:DIGEST-MD5"
> 
> 
> For authentication I tried giving my mail ID user name  and 
> password but it
> is not accepting it says *User unknown.*
> i received this in postmaster mail. It calling my internet 
> ISP IP rather to
> call my hosting mail server ISP IP
> 
> *I do not understand what authentication is needed  for my 
> local mail server
> to connect  to my external mail server ?
> 
> *please help in this regard i am unable to proceed  further.

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If this is how you have configured it you have not actually configured
the smart host.  You need to remove the "dnl" in front.

Regards

Bram