[NBLUG/talk] Mail Help

Walter Hansen gandalf at sonic.net
Fri Jul 30 14:44:11 PDT 2004


I found it, Yay!
Two lines in /etc/procmailrc were doing it (now commented out):

DROPPRIVS=YES
#:0
#$HOME/Maildir/

I don't think I've ever seen a setup like this before and certainly not
default. It took me quite a while to figgure out what was going on. I
thought I had made a mistake in my configuration somewhere.


> Here's a breakthrough:
>
> Sendmail is putting mail in the users home directory in Maildir/new
> instead of putting it into the normal place. What have I done? Why would
> it do that? Did I somehow have an IMAP setup without knowing it?
>
> there is a cur/ new/ and tmp/ directory for each user under Maildir
> Can anyone tell me what I'm looking at?
>
>
>> Somehow sendmail is accepting messages, but then the disapear after that
>> happens.
>>
>> I set the loglevel to 100 and then sent a message from toys at sonic.net to
>> see what whent on I see lots of unlink-fails but I'm not sure if that's
>> normal or not:
>>
>> Jul 30 11:36:44 coco sendmail[9720]: restarting
>> /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail due to signal
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[9720]: i6UIajNf009720: assigned id
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[9720]: i6UIajNf009720: finis, pid=9720
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720: disconnect level 2
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720: in background,
>> pid=15487
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: starting daemon (8.12.9-20030917):
>> SMTP+queueing at 01:00:00
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720: dropenvelope,
>> e_flags=0x4001, OpMode=d, pid=15487
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15488]: i6UIajNf015488: assigned id
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15488]: i6UIajNf015488: disconnect level 1
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15488]: i6UIajNf015488: in background,
>> pid=15488
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15488]: runqueue /var/spool/mqueue,
>> pid=15488, forkflag=1
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15488]: NOQUEUE: finis, pid=15488
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720: unlink
>> ./dfi6UIajNf009720
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720:
>> ./dfi6UIajNf009720:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720: unlink
>> ./qfi6UIajNf009720
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720:
>> ./qfi6UIajNf009720:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720: unlock
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720: unlink
>> ./xfi6UIajNf009720
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: i6UIajNf009720:
>> ./xfi6UIajNf009720:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: STARTTLS=server, Diffie-Hellman
>> init, key=512 bit (1)
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: STARTTLS=server, init=1
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15487]: started as:
>> /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail -bd -q1h
>> Jul 30 11:36:45 coco sendmail[15490]: NOQUEUE: finis, pid=15490
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: assigned id
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: NOQUEUE: connect from
>> a.mail.sonic.net [64.142.16.245]
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: Milter: no active
>> filter
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 220
>> coco.domaincontractors.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.9-20030917/8.12.9; Fri,
>> 30
>> Jul 2004 11:37:45 -0700
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: <-- EHLO
>> a.mail.sonic.net
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: ---
>> 250-coco.domaincontractors.com Hello a.mail.sonic.net [64.142.16.245],
>> pleased to meet you
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: ---
>> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250-PIPELINING
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250-8BITMIME
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250-SIZE
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250-DSN
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250-ETRN
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250-STARTTLS
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250-DELIVERBY
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 250 HELP
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: <-- STARTTLS
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: --- 220 2.0.0
>> Ready
>> to start TLS
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: STARTTLS=server, get_verify: 0
>> get_peer: 0x0
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: STARTTLS=server,
>> relay=a.mail.sonic.net [64.142.16.245], version=TLSv1/SSLv3, verify=NO,
>> cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA, bits=168/168
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: STARTTLS=server, cert-subject=,
>> cert-issuer=
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: <-- EHLO
>> a.mail.sonic.net
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: dropenvelope,
>> e_flags=0x4009, OpMode=d, pid=15547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: poststats: /etc/mail/statistics:
>> No
>> such file or directory
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: unlink
>> ./dfi6UIbjNf015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547:
>> ./dfi6UIbjNf015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: unlink
>> ./qfi6UIbjNf015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547:
>> ./qfi6UIbjNf015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: unlock
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547: unlink
>> ./xfi6UIbjNf015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNf015547:
>> ./xfi6UIbjNf015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: assigned id
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: ---
>> 250-coco.domaincontractors.com Hello a.mail.sonic.net [64.142.16.245],
>> pleased to meet you
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: ---
>> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250-PIPELINING
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250-8BITMIME
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250-SIZE
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250-DSN
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250-ETRN
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250-DELIVERBY
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250 HELP
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: <-- MAIL
>> From:<toys at sonic.net> SIZE=563
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250 2.1.0
>> <toys at sonic.net>... Sender ok
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: <-- RCPT
>> To:<whansen at coco.domaincontractors.com>
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250 2.1.5
>> <whansen at coco.domaincontractors.com>... Recipient ok
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: <-- DATA
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 354 Enter
>> mail,
>> end with "." on a line by itself
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547:
>> from=<toys at sonic.net>, size=778, class=0, nrcpts=1,
>> msgid=<22440.64.142.68.232.1091212665.squirrel at 64.142.68.232>,
>> proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=a.mail.sonic.net [64.142.16.245]
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: queueup
>> ./qfi6UIbjNg015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: --- 250 2.0.0
>> i6UIbjNg015547 Message accepted for delivery
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: unlock
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547: unlink
>> ./xfi6UIbjNg015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNg015547:
>> ./xfi6UIbjNg015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: disconnect level 1
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: in background,
>> pid=15548
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: doworklist,
>> pid=15548
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: assigned id
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: <-- QUIT
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: --- 221 2.0.0
>> coco.domaincontractors.com closing connection
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: disconnect level 1
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: in background,
>> pid=15547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: dropenvelope,
>> e_flags=0x4001, OpMode=d, pid=15547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: poststats: /etc/mail/statistics:
>> No
>> such file or directory
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: unlink
>> ./dfi6UIbjNh015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547:
>> ./dfi6UIbjNh015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: unlink
>> ./qfi6UIbjNh015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547:
>> ./qfi6UIbjNh015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: unlock
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547: unlink
>> ./xfi6UIbjNh015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: i6UIbjNh015547:
>> ./xfi6UIbjNh015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15547]: NOQUEUE: finis, pid=15547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: queueup
>> ./qfi6UIbjNg015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: sendenvelope,
>> flags=0x605843
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547:
>> to=<whansen at coco.domaincontractors.com>, delay=00:00:00,
>> xdelay=00:00:00,
>> mailer=local, pri=31077, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: dropenvelope,
>> e_flags=0x4605843, OpMode=q, pid=15548
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: poststats: /etc/mail/statistics:
>> No
>> such file or directory
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: unlink
>> ./dfi6UIbjNg015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: unlink
>> ./qfi6UIbjNg015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: done;
>> delay=00:00:00, ntries=1
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: unlock
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547: unlink
>> ./xfi6UIbjNg015547
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: i6UIbjNg015547:
>> ./xfi6UIbjNg015547:
>> unlink-fail 2
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: NOQUEUE: dropenvelope,
>> e_flags=0x4405043, OpMode=q, pid=15548
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: poststats: /etc/mail/statistics:
>> No
>> such file or directory
>> Jul 30 11:37:45 coco sendmail[15548]: NOQUEUE: finis, pid=15548
>>
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