Re: [cobalt-users] FP2000 and Forms

[Will DeHaan <will@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Cubillos wrote:
> 
> > > I cannot however use other front page extensions like forms processing
> etc.
> > > I get the following error when trying to post a form to email using
> FP2000
> > > form:
> > >
> >
> > The problem is that the RaQ4 mail server (sendmail) is rejecting the
> > frontpage script as an invalid sender.
> >
> > To fix this problem before a patch is released from Cobalt, add an email
> > alias 'nobody' for any user on the home site and the site with FP forms,
> > namely "www.inet-niagara.com".
> >
> A little confused, add nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx for ANY user (including site
> admin?) then the same addy to the site?? (please explain this part)
> TIA
> Frank

The point is that nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
must be valid email addresses for them to be used as a sender address by
the Frontpage form processor.

If frontpage is unable to send form results, view /var/log/message and
you'll see the frontpage email rejected because its sender is unknown. 
Make sure that sender address (one of the two mentioned above) exists
and can receive mail.

Email handling has been made much stricter between RaQ 3 and 4 to
prevent cross-site email sending & receiving.  This frontpage bug is an
unfortunate side effect which will be corrected by a forthcoming OS
Update package.


	-- Will