RE: [cobalt-users] sendmail usage

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, Jerald C Jones wrote:

> Ok, about a week ago someone else described in detail a problem they are having which is exactly the same problem I am having.
> 
> Platform : Raq3, 10.3GB 256MB Ram.
> 
> Problem : When calling a cgi script that uses sendmail, the mail get sent almost right away, but then the script hangs forever, but
> the browser continues to attempt to load something and never seems to time out.  Once I let it go for about 6 hours and finally the
> browser showed the next page it was supposed to.  This only happens when the script is attempting to send mail.  I have used the

Did the mail have a subject? sendmail will stop and ask, which won't get
it very far as there's noone there to type one in ;0

Also make sure the cgi owner has an email account (real) or mail gets
upset...(it looks up UID when sending, even when you force a From line)

g
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