[cobalt-users] Another weird problem with UBB installation...

[Chip <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, folks.

First, thanks to all who responded. I got through the first set of problems 
thanks to advice from several here.  Ultimately, it was a combination of  a 
corrupt file and dumb errors on my part with incorrect links.

Helpful tip: Don't try to do a UBB or other complex CGI installation while 
also using the kludge to  access the site before propagation of domain 
name. It will mix you up something fierce!

Now, however, I'm having trouble with the part of UBB that relates to email 
verification of new registrants.  The script attempts to use the Perl 
Socket module (which the UBB test indicates is working properly) to send an 
email to the new user with his/her password.  It gives an "internal server 
error" which shows in the log as :

[Thu Jan 25 03:31:23 2001] [warn] [client 24.4.254.106] handler 
"cgi-wrapper" n$
$from script. Bad header=test4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx User unkno: /usr/cgiwrap/cgiwrap

where "test4@crcorp" is the email addy it's trying to mail to.  Also, I 
noticed that the email it was attempting to send appeared in a file called 
"deadletter" which, I assume, means that Sendmail was unable to send the mail.

The server is new and just placed at its colo home over the weekend. It is 
possible that I've not got something set correctly with mail.  However, the 
server is pointing to a known-working external DNS, I have enabled "accept 
email for domain" for the virtual domain in question, and I've tried 
everything else (including uncommenting the lines in srm.conf  that allow 
CGI and   Perl scripts through the wrapper, as suggested on the UBB support 
site)

Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance!!

Chip