Getting an error while changing sendmail config file...

pinenut · 11-07-2009, 12:25 AM

I am trying to change the configuration of sendmail so that I can relay mail through google smtp server as suggested here.

First I ran 'm4 sendmail,mc > sendmail.cf' with the original .mc file that came with Fedora 10. There was no error.

I added the following lines.

Quote:

TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`EXTERNAL DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
FEATURE(`authinfo','hash /etc/mail/auth/client-info.db')dnl
define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.gmail.com')dnl
define(`RELAY_MAILER_ARGS’, `TCP $h 587′)
define(`ESMTP_MAILER_ARGS’, `TCP $h 587′)

I ran ''m4 sendmail,mc > sendmail.cf' again and got this message:

Quote:

m4:/usr/share/sendmail-cf/mailer/procmail.m4:33: ERROR: end of file in argument list

I did not change anything in the procmail.m4 file.
What do you think caused this error?

davidstvz · 11-10-2009, 09:47 PM

Could it be the single quotes? I recall the file being picky about opening with ` and closing with ' (a straight single quote).

I see one instance of you opening with a ' quote and two instances of you closing with a right sided smart quote ′ in some of your options.

catkin · 11-11-2009, 07:45 AM

Try adding dnl (the comment introducer) on the end of your last two "define"s (as is done on the ones above them).

davidstvz · 11-11-2009, 10:15 AM

hmm, why are the dnl's even there if there are no comments after them? I'd also try removing them if there are no comments.