[PLUG] What does this mean?

Karl M. Hegbloom karlheg at hegbloom.net
Mon Aug 12 00:20:33 UTC 2002


Mike De La Mater <mikedela at ipns.com> writes:

> The following entry showed up this morning. I'm concerned that it's
> a message indicating that my server relayed mail, which I don't want
> it to do. I've hacked the addrresses slightly. I can send mail from
> that server, that's why sendmail is installed on it. I haven't sent
> an e-mail from it for quite some time.
> 
> Aug 11 04:01:04 www sendmail[19422]: g7BB13n19422: to=mikedela at isp.com, 
> ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:01,  xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=30586, 
> relay=mail.isp.com. [208.187.227.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent  (g7BAdvhS092176 
> Message accepted for delivery)

Looks normal to me... since "mail.isp.com" is likely the mail server
where "mikedela at isp.com" receives his mail.  RTFM Sendmail (Bat Book
or online) and you'll find information about what that log entry
means.

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