you have a DNS problem

let us see your /etc/resolv.conf

what is the line where you put smtp.trantv.mail.yahoo.com?

in my resolv.conf I have:

nameserver 192.168.0.61
nameserver 192.168.1.112

As for trantv.mail.yahoo.com i put in the line in the sendmail.mc:


divert(-1)dnl
dnl #
dnl # This is the sendmail macro config file for m4. If you make changes to
dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, you will need to regenerate the
dnl # /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file by confirming that the sendmail-cf package is
dnl # installed and then performing a
dnl #
dnl # make -C /etc/mail
dnl #
dnl # Changed the line below to match path of where file exists
include(`/usr/sendmail-8.12.10/cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
VERSIONID(`setup for Red Hat Linux')dnl
OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Uncomment and edit the following line if your outgoing mail needs to
dnl # be sent out through an external mail server:
dnl #
define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.trantv.mail.yahoo.com')

blah
blah
blah

r,
TT

ok, comment out this line of smart host, re-build your sendmail.cf and retry, then, check your logs

I commented out the smart host line rebuild sendmail.cf and stop and restarted. I tried to send an email and I got look in the maillog file and it
displays:


Dec 5 10:16:46 timedb sendmail[723]: alias database /etc/aliases rebuilt by trantv

Dec 5 10:16:46 timedb sendmail[723]: /etc/aliases: 63 aliases, longest 10 bytes, 625 bytes total

Dec 5 10:16:46 timedb sendmail[736]: starting daemon (8.12.8): SMTP+queueing@01:00:00

Dec 5 10:16:46 timedb sm-msp-queue[745]: starting daemon (8.12.8): queueing@01:00:00

Dec 5 10:16:56 timedb sendmail[749]: hB5GGusN000749: from=root@localhost, size=192, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200312051616.hB5GGusN000749@localhost.localdomain>,
proto=SMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=timedb [127.0.0.1]

Dec 5 10:16:56 timedb sendmail[751]: hB5GGusN000749: to=trantv826@hotmail.com, ctladdr=root@localhost (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=30112, relay=mx4.hotmail.com. [65.54.167.230], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: mx4.hotmail.com.: Network is unreachable

r,
TT

you've got a network problem, not a sendmail problem.

your gateway is correctly setted?

maybe look at this tread.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=122287

Yeah I also originally created that thread, but thanks anyhow

r,
TT

try to stick with one tread...

Okay,

I thought you noticed, but thanks ALOT anyhow!

One final question? so you are saying if my server is not under a registered domain it will have not affect when I'm trying to send email
to different mail servers? That I should still be able to send email to the outside(aol,yahoo,hotmail) with or without a registered domain?

r,
TT

I was working on 4 different treads so no, I didn't.

No prob.

You should be able to send mail even without a registred domain.

I was talking to my network admin the other day and he mentioned that since the server is not a registered domain and address by IP that most sites will not accept my email? He said I can try certain sites that may not check for a registered domain and this is where I am currently at, just trying to see if I can send email to other mail servers. I want your input on this?

well, first thing is to have a reverse dns entry.

Second, make sure the adress you use to send mail has a domain that exist. It should be ok then.