Re: [cobalt-users] Weird Sendmail Greeting

[Larry Smith <lesmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

INRE [cobalt-users] Weird Sendmail Greeting:
> I have a weird mail server greeting with Sendmail with our Qube3 Plus, it
> does not seem to affect the functionality of Sendmail but the following is
> the greeting that it displays:
>
> ***********************************0*2****0*2*******2******200************0
>* 00
> This is part of the sendmail.cf file:
>
> # SMTP initial login message (old $e macro)
> O SmtpGreetingMessage=$?{if_name}${if_name}$|$j$. Sendmail $v/$Z; $b
>
> Is my sendmail.cf corrupt?  Any ideas?
>
> Santiago.

As referenced by someone else, check your hostname (hostname, or uname -n 
commands).  Believe that sendmail uses the contents of the /etc/hosts file to 
determine its name since dns may or may not be available at that time in the 
boot sequence.

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Larry Smith
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