Re: Sendmail can't create server SMTP socket.

[Morten Liebach <morten_(_at_)_hotpost_(_dot_)_dk>]

On 29, Oct, 2000 at 07:20:02AM -0500, Hugo Villeneuve wrote:
> 
> You disabled IPv6 support in your kernel, that's why.

That was the mistake, or not using the /etc/mail/sendmail-IPv4only.cf
sendmail.cf instead!

> MTA6 is the sendmail listener on IPv6. (Did you grep
> /etc/mail/sendmail.cf?)
> 
> But look: /etc/mail/sendmail-IPv4only.cf they even provide you with an
> alternate sendmail configuration file for folks without IPv6.
> 
> Just use the power of the "mv" command.

Thanks a lot.

I should have slept on it before posting, a lesson learned.
 
I feel rather stupid and embarrassed now, my own fault entirely.

> Note:
> 1- I did receive correctly the first time your message, why send
>    twice. It's only annoying.

Yes, very, it was a mistake on my part and I apologise, I thought
sendmail was dead and wouldn't send mail anymore and thought first time
hadn't gone out, so I quickly fired up qmail to send it.
Stupid mistake, I should have known better ...

> 2- "make build" is fun but from time to time a "cd /usr/src/etc ;
>    make DESTDIR=/tmp/newroot distribution-etc-root-var" and some "diff"
>    advanced usage in order to update /etc, /var  with new files and new
>    changes is needed.

Right, I'm doing that now, thanks.

How often is that necessary, I'm after all only 3-4 weeks from the
original snapshot, and I'm on a ~weekold system now?

Regards
                    Morten

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