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How can I get the version # of sendmail?
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redbub,
Did you save a copy of your sendmail.cf file from before you upgraded?
Compare the old and new versions, there might well be only a few differences. You will need to tell the new version of sendmail where its mail forwarding host is. Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com
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Did you save a copy of your sendmail.cf file from before you upgraded?
Compare the old and new versions, there might well be only a few differences. You will need to tell the new version of sendmail where its mail forwarding host is. Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com
Email welcome if you're in a hurry or something -- but post in tek-tips as well please, and I will post my reply here as well.
To determine the version of sendmail running on the system:
telnet localhost 25
You should see something like this:
Connected to loopback.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 lyons.bpsolutions.net ESMTP Sendmail AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.9.3;
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 15:26:55 -0600
For AIX 4.3.3, make sure that it doesn't say something like
AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8.
or
Alternatively, you can try this:
echo \$Z | /usr/sbin/sendmail -bt -d0
As Michael said....you must manually merge the file..
telnet localhost 25
You should see something like this:
Connected to loopback.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 lyons.bpsolutions.net ESMTP Sendmail AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.9.3;
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 15:26:55 -0600
For AIX 4.3.3, make sure that it doesn't say something like
AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8.
or
Alternatively, you can try this:
echo \$Z | /usr/sbin/sendmail -bt -d0
As Michael said....you must manually merge the file..
They are supposed to be the same...
ESMTP Sendmail AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.9.3;
It is version installed vs version running...
For AIX 4.3.3, make sure that it doesn't say something like
AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8. This happened with a customer on a migration from 4.3.2
to 4.3.3. Both /etc/sendmail.cf and
/etc/aliases were backlevel.
Something did not get updated.........
my guess bos.net.tcp.client...or you copied your old sendmail.cf and
alias over the new one............
instfix -i |grep ML
To see what needs to be installed to bring you up to a particular
maintenance level:
# instfix -ivk 4330-06_AIX_ML|grep not | grep ':'
You can apply these filesets from an update cd or downloaded individually
off the web. 'oslevel' command will still indicate AIX 4.3.3.0.
instfix -ik 4330-08_AIX_ML
If the output indicates that not all filesets are found, you can also
determine which filesets are not updated using the command:
instfix -ciqk 4330-08_AIX_ML | grep ":-:"
ESMTP Sendmail AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.9.3;
It is version installed vs version running...
For AIX 4.3.3, make sure that it doesn't say something like
AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8. This happened with a customer on a migration from 4.3.2
to 4.3.3. Both /etc/sendmail.cf and
/etc/aliases were backlevel.
Something did not get updated.........
my guess bos.net.tcp.client...or you copied your old sendmail.cf and
alias over the new one............
instfix -i |grep ML
To see what needs to be installed to bring you up to a particular
maintenance level:
# instfix -ivk 4330-06_AIX_ML|grep not | grep ':'
You can apply these filesets from an update cd or downloaded individually
off the web. 'oslevel' command will still indicate AIX 4.3.3.0.
instfix -ik 4330-08_AIX_ML
If the output indicates that not all filesets are found, you can also
determine which filesets are not updated using the command:
instfix -ciqk 4330-08_AIX_ML | grep ":-:"
Sorry I am on 4.3.3 ml 08 :
All filesets for 4330-08_AIX_ML were found.
I never touched the sendnmail.cf file. I only send mail from the AIX box.
But now I got a request from users to reply to an e-mail issued from AIX received in MS Exchange to redirect the reply to an MS Exchange user . I now in Linux SUZE it exists a mapping file /etc/mail/genericstable where the unix user "ixu" ca be mapped to an "msu@domain" .
Can you help me perhaps ?
All filesets for 4330-08_AIX_ML were found.
I never touched the sendnmail.cf file. I only send mail from the AIX box.
But now I got a request from users to reply to an e-mail issued from AIX received in MS Exchange to redirect the reply to an MS Exchange user . I now in Linux SUZE it exists a mapping file /etc/mail/genericstable where the unix user "ixu" ca be mapped to an "msu@domain" .
Can you help me perhaps ?
Some users just copy the old version of sendmail.cf ..or alias over the new......YOU SHOULD NOT DO THIS.......they need to be manually merged...or in
your case maybe that fileset did not get updated..........
You could try to apply a later patch to bos.net.tcp.client to see if it puts a new
copy over the old.... remember to save a paper copy, since you will have manually
do it when the new version is in place.
your case maybe that fileset did not get updated..........
You could try to apply a later patch to bos.net.tcp.client to see if it puts a new
copy over the old.... remember to save a paper copy, since you will have manually
do it when the new version is in place.
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