Pop server error

[Zathros]

Yesterday my pop server stopped working. I can't get mail off of my sco box with my pcs that are attached to my network.

in /var/adm/syslog These messages repeat:
(date, time) popper [number that increments]: -ERR Unable to get canonical name of client, err=2
(date time) popper [number that increments]: -ERR POP server at (machinename.domain) signing off


any ideas what broke?

version is sco enterprise 5.0.2

 

[JorGeVaL]

Hi , i saw the solution for your problem at

http://www.sco.com/ta

and search for the article number 110183 that will help


If that does not work let me know


Champetu
champetu@gmx.net

 

[Zathros]

Ok, I did that. there was an invalid entry but it didn't seem to help taking it out. Do I need to put an entry in the /etc/hosts file for all the pc's on the system, or just the server?

Also searched for some other ta's and debugged sendmail as well as pop3. Im still getting the error in the syslog file. I also noticed that it takesa minute or so fro telnet connections to the server via sco termlite to connect. Something is definatly buggy here.

I've contracted to have the system upgraded to 5.0.6 in 2 weeks. Hope I can live that long with this mess!

 

[stanhubble]

Zathros,

you will need an entry for each client that is connecting to the pop server. ( or they must be resolvable thru a dns )

X-) X-)
so if user zathros on client zathros connected to server zathros, the server zathros needs to resolve the client zathros that user zathros is "popping" from. ah poor zathros. (got it?)

have fun

stan

 

[abovebrd]

canonical name of client, err=2

yuor pop daemon is attempting reverse lookups on your addresses and failing.

If the SCO Box in question is using DNS for name resolotion you will need to but entries for your workstations as well as reverse dns entires in your local zone files. A work around would be to list the work stations in /etc/hosts
For this to work you will also have to list the search order preference in /etc/resolv.conf





-Danny