Re: [cobalt-users] sendmail probs

["Robbert Hamburg \(HaVa Web- & Procesdesign\)" <user@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manny Tau" <mtau@xxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:43 PM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] sendmail probs


> POP before SMTP is enabled. Just turned it off, save, then back on, and
> saved.
> No joy.
>
> Initially, I revised the 550's sendmail.cf with this RBL addition:
> "A manual update in sendmail.cf to reject email from open relay servers
> which are commonly used by spammers.  Review
> http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2002-August/076672.html.";
>
> Got an Active Monitor email about 3 hours later of:
> * There is a severe problem with the email system.
>   - The SMTP server is not running and could not be restarted. The SMTP
> server may shut itself down temporarily under extreme load. Check the CPU
> load on the server. If the load does not appear to be the problem, go to
the
> Server Desktop and try turning the SMTP server off then on again to see if
> this corrects the problem. If the SMTP server is still unable to start,
try
> rebooting the server itself by clicking the Reboot Now button in the Power
> menu under System Settings.
>
> Then 15 minutes later, got:
> * The email system is operating normally.
>   - The SMTP server is operating normally.
>   - The POP server is operating normally.
>
> Figuring this hiccup had something to do with the sendmail.cf change, I
> reverted back to the version before the change.
>
> Since then, can't seem to send out email via MS Outlook. Error message
> saying TCP/IP connection unexpectedly terminated by server. Been double
> checking various things, and don't know why this is now having probs,
which
> wasn't the case before I changed the sendmail.cf with the RBL addition.
>
> Is there a smtp config file I can check into?
> Odd stuff...


Isnt your IP listed there in the blocked lists ??

Just a brainwave that might get you started....

Robbert